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Literature 20
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Practice Paper– 1
Time Allowed : 2 Hrs Maximum Marks : 40
General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains THREE Sections - READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and LITERATURE.
2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

1. Read the passage given below.
1. Happiness is not something far away and unattainable. Happiness does not depend on circumstances or objects.
It is an inseparable part of our consciousness, of our essence, but hidden and covered from sight by our thoughts,
desires and worries. We all seek happiness but few, very-few, indeed, get it. We are unhappy partly because we
desire much more than what we can hope to attain. Our countless desires are hard to be satisfied. And that is what
makes us so sad in life. The secret of happiness lies in the simplification of life. Simple living encourages high
thinking. It leads to contentment. Contentment gives us inner wealth, the wealth of the mind and of the soul.
2. A contented man devotes himself to virtues; a man can feel true happiness. I do not mean that for simplification
of life, a man should become an ascetic. The happiness of a sadhu is of a negative kind. I want positive kind of
happiness. For this I must live in the midst of life and faithfully carry out my responsibilities to my home and my
country. But all this should be done in the spirit of selfless service.
3. A man, who wants to lead a happy life, should also make others happy. In making others happy he will taste real and
lasting happiness. There is a kind of joy in serving others with virtuous motives, in sacrificing what one has for the
good of others. An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. The secret of perfect happiness lies in renunciation.
4. Wealth may give us joy for a while and fame may provide us with fleeting excitement. But they cannot give us
permanent happiness. Kings have everything to make them happy and yet they feel unhappy. It is because they do
not practise renunciation. There is a sense of joy in doing one’s work honestly and efficiently. A research-worker
feels joy in research and a journalist in writing. In doing one’s duty sincerely, one feels peace of mind which is
an important essence of happiness. It is only by cultivating spirit of renunciation, self-sacrifice, contentment and
science work that one can really be happy. The strings of misfortune spare none but they will not cow such a person.
5. Happiness is like the sun, it is often hidden by the clouds of thoughts, worries and desires. We have to scatter and
dissolve them to experience happiness. You don’t have to create happiness. All you have to do is calm your mind,
because when there is a quiet mind and inner peace, there is happiness.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What, according to the passage, is a positive kind of happiness?
(ii) What makes us sad in life?
(iii) “Simple living leads to contentment.” With reference to this statement, explain why contentment is important
in life.
(iv) Why does the writer think that it is important to make other happy?
(v) What is an important essence of happiness?
(vi) From the passage we get to know that a king does not remain happy even in the midst of wealth. Explain why.
Ans. (i) Carrying out all worldly activities in the spirit of selfless service is a positive kind of happiness.
(ii) We wish our countless desires to be fulfilled. Since it is not possible, we feel sad.
(iii) Contentment is important in life as it gives us inner wealth, the wealth of the mind and of the soul. It brings
true happiness.
(vi) It is important to make others happy because only then one can taste real lasting happiness.
(v) One feels peace of mind when one does one’s duty sincerely. This is an important essence of happiness.
(vi) It is because he does not practise renunciation.
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1. Man suffers from a distorted complex. He always considers animals as
inferior beings only fit for exploitation. Man has been using domestic and
Belief that
wild animals for his selfish ends. Many animal lovers joined together to animals are
form the ‘Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’. Indifferent
man’s slaves
15%
2. The society has been working for the well-being and welfare of animals for attitude
35%
many years. Its main aim is to change the attitude and thinking of people
towards animals. It is quite sad that animals continue to be ill-treated,
tortured and killed according to the whims of the people. About 15% of the
50%
people entertain the belief that animals are man’s slaves. They use, misuse Animals are
and torture them accordingly. About 50% of the people exploit animals for exploited for
selfish interests
selfish ends.
3. Horses and oxen are used for transport, carrying loads and in agricultural
activities. Dogs, cats and many birds are domesticated for fun, entertainment
and convenience. Wild animals like elephants, tigers, lions and deer are victims of poaching and killing. Animals
are forced to do acrobatic feats in circus shows. Unfortunately, about 35% of people don’t think about the animals
at all. They are totally indifferent to them.
4. The Government and the animal lovers must work together to bring a change in the attitude of the people. Animals
should not be killed and poached for fun, furs or financial gains. They should be treated with kindness, care and
sympathy. Cruelty towards animals must be legally punished.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) Why does man consider animals fit for exploitation?
(ii) What is the main goal of the “Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals”?
(iii) What percentage of people exploit animals for selfish ends?
(iv) Why do some people domesticate dogs, cats and birds? Which animals are victims of poaching and killing?
(v) How should animals be treated?
(vi) In the line “... fit for exploitation”, what does the word ‘exploitation’ refer to?
Ans. (i) Man considers animals fit for exploitation because he always considers animals inferior to him.
(ii) The main goal of the ‘Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ is to change the attitude and thinking of
people towards animals.
(iii) About 50% of the people exploit animals for selfish ends.
(iv) Some people domesticate dogs, cats and birds for fun, entertainment and convenience. Animals like elephants,
tigers, lions and deer are victims of poaching and killing.
(v) Animals should be treated with kindness, care and sympathy.
(vi) The word ‘exploitation’ refers to ill-treatment and abuse.
SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks)

3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (5)
(i) The table below gives information about some of the world’s most studied languages. Give an analytic
description in a paragraph highlighting and reporting the main features. Don’t forget to make comparisons
where relevant.
A B
Language Number of people Number of native Number of countries where
learning the language speakers language is spoken
English 1.5 billion 527 million 101
French 82 million 118 million 51
Chinese 230 million 1.39 billion 33
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Spanish 14.5 million 389 million 31

Italian 8 million 67 million 29
Japanese 3 million 123 million 25
Hindi 120 million 637.9 million 23
Ans. The given table illustrates some revealing facts about seven most popular languages in the world. The table
allows comparison between the number of people who study a language versus those who speak it as a mother
tongue. It also shows how many countries have speakers of both A and B.
The dominance of English is quite evident. 1.5 billion people are learning English all over the world. Chinese
and Hindi, here, hold poor second and third positions. 230 million and 120 million are the number of people
learning Chinese and Hindi respectively. French is the fourth popular language that is being learnt by 82 million
people.
Chinese and Hindi dominate so far as the number of native speakers is concerned. 1.3 billion native speakers
speak Chinese while Hindi has about 640 million native speakers. English is a poor third at 527 million and
Spanish holds the fourth position with 389 million pushing back French at number 4 with 118 million native
speakers. Italian and Japanese are at the lowest legs of the ladder.
English shows its prominence as a true global language. It is spoken and studied in more than a hundred countries.
French and Chinese follow English with their presence in 51 and 33 countries respectively. Spanish, Italian,
Japanese and Hindi are spoken in 31, 29, 25 and 23 countries respectively. Overall, more people are learning
English than all the other languages combined, together. However, Chinese is getting popularity among the
learners. Hindi is being studied more than Spanish, Italian and Japanese combined together. English seems to
be unbeatable as it is studied and learnt in 101 countries.
OR
(ii) You are Mohit/Mohini, a resident of 432, Arjun Nagar, Jaipur. Last week, you came across an advertisement
pertaining to vocational courses and wish to join the same during the summer break. Write a letter of enquiry
to the Director, Avons Academy, 134, Maharaja Nagar, Jaipur enquiring about the details of the course.
Ans. 432, Arjun Nagar
Jaipur
10 May 20××
The Director
Avons Academy
134, Maharaja Nagar
Jaipur
Subject: Enquiry about the details of the course in Java
Sir
Apropos of your advertisement published in the Hindustan Times, dated 8th May, 20××, I wish to state that
I am a student of class X and have appeared for the Secondary School Examination. I want to pursue a short
term course in Java during the break as I have two months’ time at my disposal.
Kindly furnish me with the following details:
• Duration of the course • Fee structure & Mode of payment
• Faculty • Class duration
• Teacher-Student ratio • Medium of Instruction
• Transportation facility, if available • Certificate or Diploma Course
• Discount for school students, if any
It shall be highly appreciated if the details are provided to me at the earliest.
Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Mohit
Practice Paper–1 n 9
4. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the error and write
its correction against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the correction. The first one has
been done for you. (1 × 3 = 3)
Error Correction
Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi goes to England E.g. goes went
for higher studies at an age of 19. His mother was (a) ........................ ........................
apprehensive about young men go astray in western (b) ........................ ........................
society. But her fears were put on rest as he (c) ........................ ........................
promised to remain pure by heart.
Ans. (a) an — the (b) go — going (c) on — to
5. Read the conversation between a teacher and student and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Teacher : Ishan, can you read Spanish?
Student : No Madam, I find Spanish very difficult.
The teacher asked the student (a) ....................................................... . The student replied in (b) ...........................
............................ very difficult.
Ans. (a) if he could read Spanish (b) the negative stating that he found it
SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. (2 × 6 = 12)
(i) Why didn’t Valli like the remark of the elderly man? What did she say to him?
Ans. An elderly man saw Valli standing in the bus. He asked her to sit down. He had honestly felt concerned for her.
Valli didn’t like to be called herself a ‘child’. She retorted that she was not a child. She had paid thirty paise
like everyone else.
(ii) Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?
Ans. Amanda is not an orphan as her mother is there for her. She imagines herself as an orphan. She hates being
confined in the four walls of her house and constantly nagged by her mother. Being an orphan, she can roam
around the streets freely.
(iii) How, according to the poet, are animals superior to humans?
Ans. The animals are superior to humans because they are calm and contented. They commit no sin. They do not
run after wealth like man. They never complain about their condition.
(iv) Why did Belinda tickle Custard mercilessly? Why was he teased as ‘Percival’?
Ans. Belinda had a very poor opinion of Custard. She considered him a coward and always taunted and tickled
him for being so. All other pets, Ink, Blink and Mustard mocked at Custard’s timidity and lack of courage.
Tauntingly, they called him Percival, who was a brave knight of King Arthur.
(v) What did Buddha say about the mortals of the world?
Ans. The Buddha said to Kisa Gotami that the life of mortals is troubled and brief in this world. Those who have
been born can’t avoid dying. As ripe fruits are in danger of falling, so mortals are always in danger of death.
All earthen vessels end in being broken.
(vi) Why did the narrator feel that Bill’s helpfulness for him was not entirely of brotherly love?
Ans. The narrator began to understand that Bill’s helpfulness for him was not completely of brotherly love. He was
a perfect businessman. The narrator paid him for six hours, including the lunch hour. Bill was paid 2 dollars
for an hour. But the narrator realised that Bill was not more dishonest than him. He charged the whole amount
from the firm.
(vii) How was Matilda’s demand of adorning herself with jewels fulfilled?
Ans. Mrs Loisel was adamant on having some jewels to adorn herself for the ball. Her poor husband felt helpless.
However, an idea struck him. He told her that she could borrow jewels from her rich friend Madam Forestier.
Madam Forestier easily agreed and placed her jewellery box before Matilda to make her choice. In the end,
Matilda chose a superb diamond necklace and Madam Forestier happily gave the necklace to her friend.
7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8)

(i) Give a character sketch of Richard Ebright highlighting his achievements and his added interests.
Ans. Richard H. Ebright was a many faceted genius. He was a competent scientist, a lovable son, a respecting pupil
and above all, a man with varied interests and hobbies. But first and foremost, he was a scientist. His fame
rests on his wonderful works and achievement on butterflies. By the time he was in the second grade, Ebright
collected all twenty-five species of butterflies found around in his hometown. Ebright was a great learner. He
learnt an important lesson at his first county science fair. The book, Travels of Monarch X, opened the world
of science to the eager young collector. One of his famous projects was based on theory that viceroy butterflies
copied monarch butterflies to escape being eaten by birds. Later, Ebright showed that the spots on a monarch
pupa produced a hormone necessary for the butterfly’s development. He also proved that DNA controls heredity
and is the blueprint for life.
Richard Ebright got all his encouragement, help and inspiration from his mother. He was her only companion
and they spent almost every evening at the dining table. She encouraged his interest in learning. She bought him
telescopes, microscopes, cameras and other instruments for him. Dr Urquhart helped him with new suggestions
and ideas.
Richard Ebright was more than a scientist. He found time for other interests and hobbies. He was a champion
debater and public speaker. He was a good canoeist and an expert photographer. He had a first rate mind,
competitive spirit and scientific curiosity.
(ii) It seems that Rajvir had done a lot of homework regarding tea and its history. Do you support Pranjol’s father’s
statement that he gave about Rajvir’s knowledge in this regard?
Ans. It is true that Rajvir had never visited a tea estate ever before in his life. His visit to Dhekiabari Tea Estate was
at the invitation of his classmate Pranjol whose father managed the estate. But Rajvir seemed to have done a
lot of homework and reading about tea and tea plantations before coming to Assam. He told Pranjol that tea
is one of the most popular beverages in the world. More than eighty crore cups of tea are drunk every day
throughout the world. When he saw an ugly building with smoke billowing out of its tall buildings, he at once
cried “Hey, a tea garden!”. Actually, he had been reading as much about tea as he could. He narrated different
legends regarding the discovery of tea leaves.
It was Rajvir who narrated the legends describing how tea leaves were discovered in India and China. Rajvir
impressed and surprised Pranjol’s father about his deep knowledge of tea-leaves. When he saw a tractor pulling
a trailer load of tea leaves he recognised that it was the second-flush or sprouting period. He also knew that it
continues from May to July and yields the best tea.
(iii) Justify the title of the lesson, ‘The Proposal’.
Ans. Anton Chekov has aptly and logically titled his one-act-play ‘The Proposal’. The title justifies the theme and
the subject of the play. The whole story revolves round Lomov’s marriage proposal to Chubukov’s daughter
Natalya. The play ends with Chubukov asking Natalya to hurry up and get married immediately. Natalya seals
the proposal by kissing and embracing Lomov. Chubukov willingly and happily blesses the couple.
The play begins with the visit of Lomov to Chubukov’s house. The moment Chubukov comes to know that
Lomov has come with a proposal of marriage, he becomes extremely happy. Lomov is genuinely interested in
marrying Natalya. He thinks that she is a good housekeeper, educated and not bad-looking. He sees in Natalya
an ideal wife who can help him in leading a peaceful and regular life. Natalya herself being a love-sick cat
sees in Lomov a suitable life-partner for her. The moment she comes to know that Lomov has come with a
marriage proposal, she blames her father for not telling it before. She threatens to die if Lomov is not brought
back immediately.
No doubt, there are quarrels and disputes over the ownership of Oxen Meadows and on the superiority of their
dogs. Abuses and insults are freely traded. But this farce can’t hide the real intention of the main characters.
The play ends with Natalya kissing and embracing Lomov and Chubukov blessing the newly married couple.
Practice Paper– 2
General Instructions: Same as Practice Paper-1

RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
1. In the evenings usually many friends came to visit father and he would relax after the tension of the day and the
house would resound with his tremendous laughter. His laugh became famous in Allahabad. Sometimes I would
peep at him and his friends from behind a curtain trying to make out what these great big people said to each other.
If I was caught in the act I would be dragged out and, rather frightened, made to sit for a while on father’s knee.
2. I admired father tremendously. He seemed to me the embodiment of strength and courage and cleverness, far above
all the other men I saw, and I treasured the hope that when I grew up I would be rather like him. But much as I
admired him and loved him I feared him also. His temper was indeed an awful thing and even in after years I do
not think I ever came across anything to match it in its own line. But, fortunately, he had a strong sense of humour
also and an iron will, and he could as a ruler control himself. As he grew older his power of control grew, and it
was very rare for him to indulge in anything like his old temper.
3. One of my earliest recollections is of this temper, for I was the victim of it. I must have been about five or six then.
I noticed one day two fountain-pens on his office table and I looked at them with greed. I argued with myself that
father could not require both at the same time and so I helped myself to one of them. Later I found that a mighty
search was being made for the lost pen and I grew frightened at what I had done, but I did not confess. The pen was
discovered and my guilt proclaimed to the world. Father was very angry and he gave me a tremendous thrashing.
4. I do not remember bearing any ill will toward my father because of this punishment. I think I must have felt that
it was a just punishment, though perhaps overdone. But, though my admiration and affection for him remained as
strong as ever, fear formed a part of them. Not so with my mother. I had no fear, for I knew she would condone
everything I did, and because of her excessive and indiscriminating love for me, I tried to dominate over her a little.
I saw much more of her than I did of father, and she seemed nearer to me, so I would confide in her when I would
not dream of doing so to father. She was petite and short of stature, and soon I was almost as tall as she was and
felt more of an equal with her. I admired her beauty and loved her amazingly small and beautiful hands and feet.
[Source: Adapted from Jawaharlal Nehru’s Autobiography]
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What made young Jawaharlal Nehru peep at his father and his friends from behind the curtains?
(ii) What made Jawaharlal Nehru admire his father?
(iii) What was one thing that J.L. Nehru as a child did not like in his father?
(iv) Which punishment does J.L. Nehru talk about?
(v) How does Nehru describe his mother?
(vi) What does the write mean when he says, “my guilt proclaimed to the world”?
Ans. (i) Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to make out what those great big people said to one another.
(ii) His father’s strength, courage and cleverness made Jawaharlal Nehru admire him.
(iii) J.L. Nehru as a child did not like his father’s temper which he called awful.
(iv) J.L. Nehru talks about the punishment which his father awarded him after his theft of the fountain pen was
discovered.
(v) Nehru describes his mother as petite and short of stature. She was beautiful with small hands and feet.
(vi) The writer means that “his guilt became public”.
12

Homestays initially grew in popularity as a way for language, cultural or student travellers to immerse themselves
in the local culture of a town or city. But in the last few years, thanks in part to online aggregators that specialize
in connecting guests and hosts, the profile of the typical homestay traveller has changed significantly. As indicated
by the research by PhoCus Wright’s U.S. Consumer Travel Report Sixth Edition while students still account for
29% of homestay guests, nearly half of all homestay guests travel for leisure.
Why guests book homestays | Guests book homestays to enjoy staying in a home
environment, for the location, for value for money, and the local experience.
Enjoy staying in a home environment 17%
Location 16%
Value for Money 14%
Local experience 14%
Learn about different cultures 11%
Improve language skills 10%
Have stayed in homestays before 8%
Meet new people 7%
Other reason 3%
A homestay is an increasingly popular form of accommodation that connects guests with individual hosts who
have opened their homes to travellers. Guests don’t stay in an empty apartment or home, but instead share the
accommodations provided by the homeowner and his or her family. Homestays are a popular lodging option for
consumers of all ages who want a more personalized, immersive and authentic travel experience. The key to a great
homestay experience for both host and guest is about not only finding the right home, but also the right person. In
other words, finding the right match. While some guests are seeking an immersive and cultural experience, others
might simply want good quality, affordable accommodations in the right location with a host they get along with.
Similarly, some hosts will want to spend hours chatting with guests over a meal while others will prefer guests
who are more independent.
According to research presented in PhoCus Wright’s U.S. Consumer Travel Report Sixth Edition:• 77% of next-
generation travellers chose a home or apartment rental for lodging. The top reasons for choosing a rental over a
hotel include: Homelike amenities • More space • Multiple rooms • Multiple travellers • Value for money and a
perfect fit for millennials Holiday. The homestay traveller is most likely to be on holiday – 38% of our respondents
indicated that they were traveling for leisure. The graph below depicts the motivations of homestay traveller.
Holiday 38%
×6
Educational 29%
× 22
Business 11%
× 10
Event-related 6%
×5
Relocation 6%
× 15
Internship 3%
× 35
Homestay caters to a new breed of traveller, one who places the experience of the travel over the price or destination.
This traveller is served by a host who recognizes that opening one’s home to guests is enriching and life-changing.
[Sources: Homestay.com]
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) Why do guests book homestays?
(ii) What are homestays?
(iii) What is the key to a great homestay experience for both guest and host?
(iv) What may be the preferences of guests while they book homestays?
(v) In what way do hosts differ from one another?

(vi) According to the research presented in PhoCus Wright’s U.S. Consumer Travel Report Sixth Edition, what
percentage of homestay guests travel for leisure?
Ans. (i) Guests book homestays to enjoy home environment. They also like homestays for the locations, for value, for
money and for the local experience.
(ii) Homestays are a form of accommodation that connect guests with hosts who have opened their homes to
travellers.
(iii) Finding the right match is the key to a great homestay experience for both guest and host.
(iv) Some guests may seek enchanting and cultural experience, others may simply want quality food, affordable
accommodation in the right location, etc.
(v) Some hosts want to chat with guests over a meal, while some other leave guests independent.
(vi) 38%
(i) The given pie-chart shows the popular international brands of shoes and
Others
their respective shares in the high-end shoe-market in India in the year 2020. 10%
Study the chart carefully and write an analytical paragraph in about 120 Puma
12% Nike
words giving the general trends and other necessary details. Don’t forget 20%
Fila
to compare the segments where relevant 8%
Ans. Introduction: The given pie-chart illustrates the market share of high-end
Lee Cooper Bata
popular international brands of shoes in India in the year 2020. The chart 10% 15%
includes ‘other’ brands which enjoy about one tenth of the market share
% n d
10 dla
in India.
oo
Adidas
W
Overall Views/General Trend: 15%
1. The distribution of the market share of the famous international brands
of shoes is quite clear on the expected lines. ‘Nike’ the creator of innovative sports shoes is the leader
enjoying the one-fifth of the total high-end shoe-market in India. There is a tough competition in two
equally popular international brands, ‘Adidas’ and ‘Bata’. Each has captured 15 percent of the market
share. ‘Puma’ comes next with a market share of 12 percent. However, it has failed to catch up with the
leaders in the segment.
2. ‘Woodland’ has carved out a special fascination for the exclusive buyers of this particular brand. However,
it stagnates at 10 percent and is constantly challenged by Lee Cooper (10%) and ‘Fila’ (8%). There are
other lesser known brands which constitute about 10 percent share in the segment.
Conclusion: The popularity and acceptance of three leading international brands of shoes remain unchallenged
in India. However, ‘Nike’ still remains the leader. ‘Puma’, ‘Woodland’, ‘Lee Cooper’ and ‘Fila’ have their own
patrons and buyers in the market.
OR
(ii) You are Parvati/Praveen, Store incharge of Aman Stores, 32/54, Ravi Nagar, Delhi. Your school requires
school bags and accessories in bulk for the commencement of the new session. Write a letter of enquiry to
the Sales Manager, Duckback Industries Ltd, 13/4, Maharajpur, Delhi enquiring about the details of goods
manufactured.
Ans. Aman Stores
32/54, Ravi Nagar
Delhi
10 January 20××
Ref. No. ABCL/Sales/99/2567
The Sales Manager
M/s Duckback Industries Limited,
13/4, Maharajpur
Delhi
Subject: Enquiry about school bags and accessories

Sir
There has been an enormous demand by our customers of the school bags and accessories that you manufacture
for primary and secondary school students and they are enquiring about quality, price, durability, etc.
We shall feel obliged if you could please send us 100 pieces of school bags for every age group on approval
or return basis.
If we find the quality and price satisfactory, we can place a bigger order. Before placing order, we would like
you to send the samples. You can send 500 bags on approval basis.
The remaining of the unsold pieces within a period of one month from receipt thereof would be returned to
you at our expense.
We hope to hear from you very soon.
Yours faithfully
Parvati
(Store incharge)
Error Correction
The rose-ringed parakeet also known as a E.g. a the
ring-necked parakeet, was a gregarious tropical (a) ........................ ........................
Afro-Asian parakeet species that has a extremely (b) ........................ ........................
large range. The adult male sports a read or (c) ........................ ........................
black neck ring.
Ans. (a) was — is (b) a — an (c) read — red
5. Read the conversation between Rahul and Kunal and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Rahul : Could you lend me some money?
Kunal : I am afraid I can’t help you.
Rahul (a) ...................................................................... some money. Kunal was sorry that (b) ...............................
....................................... .
Ans. (a) requested Kunal to lend him (b) he couldn’t help him

(i) Why was the baker, the friend, companion and guide of the children?
Ans. For children, the very sight of the baker was quite exciting. He was their friend, companion and guide. The jingling
thud of his bamboo put them in rapture. They ran to meet and greet him. It was not so much for the love of the
loaf. What they longed for were the bread-bangles. Sometimes they liked the sweet bread of special make.
(ii) Describe the dreadful appearance of the pirate.
Ans. The pirate looked quite dreadful and dominating. He carried a pistol in his left as well as in right hand. He
held a shining dagger in his mouth. His beard was black and one of his legs was of wood. It seemed that his
intentions were terrible.
(iii) Why does Amanda want to be a mermaid?
Ans. Amanda is an escapist. She imagines herself to be a mermaid. She wants to live on an island where she is the
only inhabitant. She loves freedom. She loves drifting blissfully like a mermaid on that lonely island.
(iv) Why do humans keep awake in the dark and weep for their sins while animals never do such things?
Ans. Animals have a clear conscience. They are not confused or muddle-headed. Humans are ambitious, greedy and
suffer from the mania of possessing and owning things. Their sins and misdeeds don’t allow them to enjoy a
sound sleep at night. They weep over their sins.
(v) What did the Buddha want Kisa Gotami to understand?
Ans. The Buddha wanted Kisa Gotami to understand that all men and women are mortals. And all mortals are
destined to die. No lamentation and grieving can bring a dead person back to life. Therefore, she should stop
lamenting and grieving on the death of her son. Overcoming the sorrows makes a person free from sorrows.
(vi) How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
Ans. The book The Travels of Monarch X became a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life. Without that book,
Richard Ebright would have ended his butterfly collecting habit. His mother gifted this children’s book to her
son. This book described how monarch butterflies migrated to Central America. This book opened the world
of science to the eager young collector.

(vii) Why did Matilda think that she was born in a family of petty clerks by some error of destiny?
Ans. Matilda was a beautiful young lady with high dreams and aspirations. She had no dowry, no hopes, no fame
and no wealth. She lost all hopes of marrying a man either rich or distinguished. She believed that she was
born into a family of clerks only by some error of destiny. So, she allowed herself to marry a petty clerk in the
office of the Board of Education.
(i) What kind of a treatment does Bholi get from her parents? Does she deserve it? Comment.
Ans. Sulekha (Bholi) was the fourth and youngest daughter of Numberdar Ramlal. At birth, Bholi was quite fair and
pretty. When she was just ten months old, she fell off the cot. Perhaps, she damaged a part of her brain. When
she was two years old, an attack of small pox disfigured her. She had deep black pock-marks all over her body.
All the other daughters of Ramlal were good looking and healthy. Bholi’s parents were worried, as Bholi had
neither good looks nor intelligence. The parents had no problem in marrying the other girls. They thought that
no one would ever marry such a girl. Bholi’s parents considered her a backward child. Her stammering made
children laugh.
Bholi was sent to school. It was not because her parents wanted to give her a good education. Actually, being a
Numberdar, he couldn’t disobey the Tehsildar who asked him to send his daughters to school. The way Bholi’s
parents treated Bholi in finalising her marriage with Bishamber shows their callousness and indifference towards
their daughter. Marrying her to an old and limping man with grown up children showed their callous disregard
for the happiness of their unfortunate child.
(ii) How and why does Lomov go to Chubukov’s house? How does Chubukov react to his visit?
Ans. Lomov is a Russian landlord of thirty-five years old. He is a neighbour of another rich landlod Chubukov.
He is at a critical age when he thinks he should get married. He wants to lead a peaceful and regular married
life. He sees in Chubukov’s daughter Natalya an ideal life-companion. He thinks she is a good housekeeper,
educated and good-looking. He comes to Chubukov’s house with a proposal of marriage. Naturally, he is
formally dressed in a fashionable jacket and white gloves.
In the beginning, Chubukov seems to be rather cold to his visit. He thinks that Lomov has come to borrow
money from him. However, his indifference soon changes into warm enthusiasm. Lomov tells him the real
purpose of his visit. Chubukov is extremely happy to hear it. He tells Lomov that he has been thinking for a
long time for this marriage. He calls Lomov a good neighbour and an ‘angel’. He is ready to give his consent
to their marriage.
(iii) What did standing at the front door mean to Valli?
Ans. Valliammai or Valli was just ‘a chit of a girl’. She was eight years old. She was very curious about things. She
was always anxious to gather all details, why and how about things. She was not very social either. She had
no playmates of her own age in her neighborhood. Naturally, she could not play games with friends. But, she
more than compensated this drawback. Her favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house.
Standing there, she could watch what was happening in the street outside. But for Valli, standing at the front
door was very enjoyable. Actually, it was as enjoyable as any of the games other children played. Watching
the street gave her many new unusual experiences. The most fascinating of all these scenes was the scene of
the bus that travelled between her village and the nearest town. Seeing a new set of passengers every time, she
also wished to have the bus ride, at least for once.

Practice Paper– 3

1. A youngster quit Facebook in December after spending over three years on the social networking site. With that
one act, he bid a silent adieu to more than 300 contacts that he had added to his account during the period. Like
almost everyone from his “friends’ circle,” the 20–year–old was a regular on the service; visiting it everyday to
post photos and status updates. But last week, a new feature on Facebook called Timeline forced him to reconsider
the pros and cons of being on the networking site.
2. ‘Everyone has some skeletons in their closet and I am just not comfortable with Facebook digging up and displaying
all the facets of my life on a bulletin board,’ says this youngster who joined the network in July 2007 while he was
in Class 11. Facebook, you see, had compressed the time he spent on the site and arranged it in chronological order.
And while he initially liked the new, neatly organised scrapbook–like feature, he wasn’t happy to reveal posts from
the past, those that, until recently, were hidden under layers and layers of recent updates. Just clicking on a date on
the timeline could transport his friends back in time and enable them to view every embarrassing comment, link
or photo he had posted on his profile.
3. “I think it’s a recipe for disaster,” he says. “In 2007, I had some wall posts, which seemed appropriate at the time,
but now after a lapse of four years, I have moved on and don’t want them to be openly displayed for all to see.”
And he is not alone. Many users, worried about how Facebook activity could possibly affect their offline lives,
are choosing to commit ‘Facebook suicide’. While some have privacy concerns, others feel that the site that was
meant to bring them closer to their friends actually does the opposite – it reduces their friendship to something
superficial.
4. “Poking and liking are not enough to keep a friendship going,” says a business analyst. Having quit Facebook
three years ago, she prefers meeting her ‘real’ friends face–to–face, instead of reading their trite posts online. “On
Facebook, people hype everyday issues including what they ate and where they went on a daily basis,” says this
analyst who continues to use Twitter. Similarly, an engineering student, quit Facebook last December four years
after joining it. One fine day, he exported all the data from his account into a little zip file and hit the delete button.
“I realised that when it came to my friends who really mattered, I could actually keep in touch with them over the
phone or by meeting them in real life,” he wrote on his blog.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) Which new feature of Facebook forced the youngster to quit it?
(ii) Why did the youngster dislike this new feature of Facebook?
(iii) Why are many users quitting Facebook?
(iv) Why did a business analyst quit Facebook three years ago?
(v) What did an engineering student do one fine day?
(vi) According to the passage, what does the feature ‘Timeline’ on Facebook force the youngsters to reconsider?
Ans. (i) The feature of Facebook called timeline forced the youngster to quit it.
(ii) He disliked this new feature of Facebook because just clicking on a date on the timeline could transport his
friends back in time and enable them to view every embarrassing comment, link or photo he had posted on his
profile.
(iii) Many users are quitting Facebook because it could affect their real life.
(iv) She realised that poking and liking were not enough to keep a friendship going. Instead she preferred meeting
her real friends face-to-face.
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(v) One fine day he imported all the data from his account into a little zip file and hit the delete button.

(vi) It forces them to reconsider the advantages and disadvantages of being on Facebook.
India is one of the fastest growing economies in 2020. Poverty is on the
decline with close to 44 Indians escaping extreme poverty every minute, Lack of
according to the World Poverty Clock. According to the Brookings report, Education
today India has 73 million people living in extreme poverty which makes
Limited
up 5.5% of its total population. Colonial past
Resources
Two-thirds of people in India live in poverty. 68.8% of the Indian
Causes
population live on less than $2 a day. Over 30% even have less than $1.25 of Poverty
per day and such people are considered extremely poor.
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More than 800 million people in India are considered poor. Most of them Corruption
Institutions
live in the countryside and keep afloat with odd jobs. The lack of
employment which provides a liveable wage in rural areas is driving Population
Explosion
many Indians into rapidly growing metropolitan cities, such as Mumbai,
Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru.
In 2019, the Indian government stated
that 6.7% of its population is below
its official poverty limit. According
to Oxfam, India’s top 1% of the
population now holds 73% of the
wealth while 670 million citizens,
comprising the country’s poorest
half, saw their wealth rise by just 1%.
As per the Tendulkar Poverty Line,
poverty reduced from 14.9 per cent
in 2011 to 7.0 per cent in 2017—the
fastest pace the country has seen yet.
So, 2020 is extremely challenging
year not only for government and
business, but also for those who are
on the borderline of poverty. Fiscal,
monetary and administrative policies
have to be designed in a way that
provides a safety for those living at
the brink of poverty. Lifting people
out of poverty ought to be on top of
the government’s priority.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What percentage of the total Indian population is living in extreme poverty?
(ii) Who are considered extremely poor in India?
(iii) Why do rural people migrate to metropolitan cities of India?
(iv) What does the study of Oxfam India focus on?
(v) What should be the top priority of government?
(vi) In the line “...employment which provides a liveable wage”, what does the word ‘liveable’ refer to?
Ans. (i) 5.5% of the total population of India is living in extreme poverty.
(ii) People having less than $1.25 per day are considered extremely poor.
(iii) Rural people migrate to metropolitan cities because of lack of sufficient employment in rural areas.


(iv) The study of Oxfam India emphasises that the country’s top 1% of population hold 73% of the wealth.
(v) The government should act for lifting people out of poverty.

(vi) Good enough; acceptable; comfortable

(i) The line graph given below illustrates the maximum
and minimum temperatures in the first seven days
of September, 20××. Summarise the information
by selecting and reporting the main features. Make
comparisons where necessary.
Ans. Introduction: The line graph/chart given
above represents the maximum and minimum
temperatures recorded from September 1 to
September 7, 20××.
Overall View/Main Trend: September is supposed
to be a month of moderate temperatures. So, the
first seven days of the month maintained moderate
temperatures. The maximum temperatures during
the day time varied from 26 to 36°C and the
minimum varied from 14 to 22°C.
Description of Details:
(i) As expected, the first day of the mouth recorded
30°C, which was quite modest when compared
to the previous month. The second and third
days were really pleasant and bearable at 26°C
each. On the third day, the temperature was at 30°C. From the fourth to the seventh day, the temperatures
started rising and were recorded 32°C on the fourth and 36°C on the 6th and 7th day. The week-end became
quite warmer and a little uncomfortable.
(ii) The minimum temperatures during the night time also showed fluctuations but were more steady than the
maximum temperatures during the day time. On the 2nd, 5th and 6th day the nights were rather cool and
pleasant as each night recorded 14°C as the minimum temperature. On the third night, the temperature was
20°C but the 4th and the 7th night of September were comparatively warmer nights as the temperatures
were recorded at 20 and 22°C respectively.
Conclusion: The maximum temperatures during the first five days during the day-time were quite normal and
bearable. However, the 6th and the 7th day recorded 36°C each making the people a little more uncomfortable.
The minimum temperatures at night made all five nights quite pleasant and bearable as the temperatures ranged
from 14 to 20°C. Only the 7th night was a little warmer compared to the rest of the first six nights.
OR
(ii) You are S. Raju/Ratna, Principal, M.S. Shukla Sr. Secondary School, Jabalpur. Write a letter to the Sales Manager
of Geeta Publishers, Jabalpur enquiring about the undue delay in the delivery of books for your school library
for which you placed an order three months ago. Also send a warning that you may cancel the order in case
the books if they are not delivered to the Library within a week.
Ans. M.S. Shukla Sr. Secondary School
Jabalpur
20 July 20××
The Sales Manager
Geeta Publishers
Jabalpur
Subject: Delay in delivering books

Sir
I am forced to show my utter displeasure at the undue delay in the delivery of books for our school library by
you. We had placed a bulk order for the purchase of books three months ago. In spite of several reminders, you
have not sent a satisfactory reply for this inordinate delay. This behaviour defies the norms of business ethics.
It also goes against the goodwill that Geeta Publishers have earned in the market. Before we decide otherwise,
we would like to enquire you about the reasons of this inordinate delay. The first term of the academic year is
about to end. The students of classes X and XII, who have to appear at the board exams, are the worst sufferers.
If you fail to deliver the books, particularly for classes X and XII by 27 July 20××, we will be compelled to
cancel the said order.
Yours sincerely
S. Raju
(Principal)
Error Correction
There are times when silence become a most E.g. a the
potential way off communication and it’s more (a) ........................ ........................
effective than words, for instance, sometimes the silent (b) ........................ ........................
angry look from our parents was enough to let (c) ........................ ........................
us feel their fury.
Ans. (a) off — of (b) the — a (c) was — is
5. Read the conversation between Riya and Shreya and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Riya : Did you enjoy your trip to Agra?

Shreya : Yes, it was wonderful.
Riya asked Shreya if (a) ...................................................................... . Shreya replied (b) ......................................
................................ wonderful.
Ans. (a) she had enjoyed her trip to Agra (b) that she had and added that it had been

(i) How does Chubukov react when Lomov comes to senses?
Ans. Lomov’s unconsciousness unnerves both Chubukov and his daughter Natalya. He is thought to be dead.
Chubukov thinks that a golden opportunity has been lost. He thinks of shooting himself or cutting his throat.
When Lomov comes to senses, Chubukov doesn’t lose the opportunity. He cries, “Hurry up and get married!”
He at once blesses both of them.
(ii) How did Custard prove that he was not a coward?
Ans. All other pets of Belinda ran away to save their lives when they saw the pirate. Belinda, herself did so. Only
Custard faced the dreadful pirate heroically. Like a hero, he attacked the pirate with his tall tail. He pounced
upon the pirate as a robbin pounces upon an insect. He swallowed the pirate within no time. All these heroic
deeds of Custard proved that he was not a coward.
(iii) Why does the poet wish to live with animals?
Ans. The animals are placid and self-contained. They are satisfied with their lot and never complain about it. The
poet is disgusted with living among human beings. So he wishes to live with animals because he likes them.

(iv) What does Amanda yearn for?

Ans. Amanda is a little girl. She is asked to do or not to do this and that. She is nagged at by her parents. So Amanda
yearns for freedom. She wants to lead a life without any restrictions.
(v) Why didn’t Matilda like to visit her rich friend?
Ans. Matilda or Mrs Loisel always dreamt of things that were beyond her means. She dreamt of a grand house,
costly dishes, good dresses and jewels. She was disillusioned that she couldn’t get them. When she visited her
rich friend, she really suffered because she became intensely conscious of her poverty in the presence of her
fortunate and rich friend. She suffered so much when she returned to her modest and miserable surroundings.
(vi) Describe the possible descent of the people of Coorg.
Ans. The people of Coorg, their rituals and traditions are quite different from the Hindu mainstream. According to
one story, a part of the Alexander’s army travelling the coast, settled here as their return became impractical.
So, they are believed to be of Greek origin. The Coorgi dress, a long, black coat with an embroidered waist-
belt resembles the Kuffia worn by the Arabs. So, some think that they are of Arabic origin.

(vii) Why did the narrator feel that Bill had already made it his own task to find Oliver Lutkins for him?
Ans. The narrator found Bill very open and friendly. He ‘glowed with warmth’ of his affection. Bill wanted the
business but his kindness was real. He offered his carriage for two dollars an hour. The narrator was happy to
pay to such a good fellow. Bill assured the narrator that he knew about all the places where Lutkins usually
could be found out. The narrator began to feel that Bill had made it his own task to find Oliver Lutkins for him.
(i) Who was Bishamber Nath? Did Bholi do the right thing to reject such a person?
Ans. Bishamber Nath was a well-to-do grocer. He had a big shop. He had a house of his own and thousands of rupees
in the bank. He was a widower. He had children from his first wife. They were quite grown up now. Bishamber
was an unequal match for Bholi. He was almost of the age of her father. He limped too. But Bholi’s parents
thought him a good match for Bholi. He ignored his age and limping and accepted Bishamber's proposal of
marriage. Of course, Bholi was not even consulted.
Bishamber Nath wanted to dazzle Bholi’s parents with his wealth. He came with a large party of friends and
relatives for the wedding. A brass band moved ahead playing a popular filmy tune. Ramlal was overjoyed to
see this pomp and grandeur. Bishamber Nath showed his true colour when he found that the bride had pock—
marks on her face. He shamelessly demanded five thousand rupees as dowry to marry such a girl. Ramlal put
even his turban at his feet. Bishamber didn’t budge and Ramlal put a bundle of notes at his feet.
(ii) Do you think that Valli enjoyed her first ride on a bus? Give examples in support of your answer.
Ans. It was Valli’s first bus ride. Naturally, she was full of excitement and enthusiasm. She devoured everything
with her eyes. She stood up on the seat to have a full view of things outside. The bus was going along the bank
of a canal. Beyond it, there were palms, grasslands and distant mountains. On the other side, there was a deep
ditch. And then acres upon across of green field stretched out as far as the eye could see. The bus went past
the railway station, the bright looking shops. Suddenly, Valli clapped her hands with glee. She saw a young
cow with her raised tail in the air running very fast just in the middle of the road. The driver sounded his horn
loudly again and again. But the more he honked, more frightened the cow became. Faster it galloped—always
right in front of the bus. This was very funny to Valli. She laughed and laughed until there were tears in her
eyes.
(iii) Describe the journey of Siddhartha Gautama becoming the Buddha.
Ans. Gautama Buddha began his life as a royal prince. He was named Siddhartha Gautama. At twelve, Gautama
was sent away for schooling in the Hindu sacred scriptures. At the age of sixteen, he returned home to marry
a princess. The prince was deliberately shielded from all sufferings of the world. But this attempt failed when
the prince while out hunting chanced upon a sick man. Then, he saw an aged man. He also chanced to see a
funeral procession. Finally, he saw a monk begging for alms. These sights of suffering, sickness and decay
shocked and moved the prince. He wanted to seek the final solution of all these sorrows and sufferings. He
wandered for seven years in search of enlightenment. Finally, he sat down under a fig tree. He meditated there
until he was enlightened after seven days. He renamed the tree the Bodhi Tree or the Tree of Wisdom. He
became known as the Buddha or the Awakened or the Enlightened one. The Buddha gave his first sermon at
Benares on the River Ganges.
Practice Paper– 4

1. I was the last child of a small-time government servant, in a family of five brothers. My very earliest memory
of my father is as that of a district employment officer in Koraput, Orissa. It was and remains as back of beyond
as you can imagine. There was no electricity; no primary school nearby and water did not flow out of a tap. As a
result, I did not go to school until the age of eight; I was home-schooled.
2. My father used to get transferred every year. The family belongings fit into the back of a jeep, so the family moved
from place to place; without any trouble, my mother would set up an establishment and get us going. Raised by a
widow who had come as refugee from the then East Bengal, she was matriculate when she married my father. My
parents set the foundation of my life and the value system which makes me what I am today and largely defines
what success means to me.
3. My father had been given a jeep by the government. There was no garage in the office, so the jeep was parked in
our house. My father refused to use it to commute to the office. He told us that the jeep was an expensive resource
given by the government; it was not ‘his jeep’ but the government’s. Insisting that he would use it only to tour the
interiors, he would walk to his office on normal days. He also made sure that we sat in the jeep only when it was
stationary. That was our early childhood lesson in governance, a lesson that corporate managers learn the hard
way. Indeed, some never do.
4. The jeep’s driver was treated with respect like any other member of my father’s office. As small children, we were
taught not to call him by his name. We had to use the suffix ‘dada’ whenever we were to refer to him in public or
in private. When I grew up to own a car, a driver by the name of Raju was appointed. I repeated the lesson to my
two small daughters. They have, as a result, grown up to call Raju, ‘Raju Uncle’—very different from many of
their friends who refer to their family drivers as ‘my driver’. When I hear that term from a school or college-going
person, I cringe. To me, the lesson was significant: You treat small people with more respect than big people. It is
more important to respect your subordinates than your superiors.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) Why was the narrator home-schooled upto the age of eight?
(ii) Why did the narrator’s father refuse to commute to the office by the jeep?
(iii) When did he use the jeep?
(iv) What was the narrator’s childhood lesson in governance?
(v) How was the jeep driver treated in the narrator’s family?
(vi) “As small children, we were taught not to call him by his name.” What does ‘his name’ refer to?
Tourism is a thriving business for earning valuable foreign exchange as well as providing an opportunity for cultural
exchange and generating employment. India has a rich heritage of art, sculpture, music, dance and drama. Many
European countries have promoted tourism as a trade. In some countries it is run like an industry. We, in India,
are running it in a non-professional or amateurish manner as is evident from the pie chart of domestic as well as
foreign tourists.
Tourism in India is important for the country’s economy and is growing rapidly. The World Travel and Tourism
Council (WTTC) calculated that tourism generated ` 16.91 lakh crore or 9.2% of India’s GDP in 2018 and supported
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42.673 million jobs. Over one crore foreign tourists arrived in India in
2019. Domestic tourists visited all states and union territories numbered
about 155 crore in 2019. 30 lakh
20 lakh
It is high time we must regard travel and tourism as an industry and Tourists from
Tourists from
Western
launched action plans to accelerate the growth of tourism. A nodal countries Northern
financial institution catering to the specific needs of tourism industry countries
should be established.
The main stumbling blocks in the development of tourism at present are 18 lakh
Tourists from
lack of infrastructure, inadequate ways of reaching hotels, tourist sites, Southern 32 lakh
gateways, etc., paucity in the number of coaches and cars (specially countries Tourists from
Eastern
air-conditioned ones), ill-maintained roads. Conferences, cultural countries
exchanges, tourism exchanges, leisure trips, education trips, holiday
trips or business trips should be segregated and facilities available be
publicised as an attractive package. Foreign Tourists arrived in India in 2019
The need and aspiration of the various categories of tourists should be carefully analysed and adhered to in the
sphere of accommodation, food, entertainment and guided tours. Last but not least the hotel industry should adopt
a business like attitude in greeting and sending off the visitors with a smile. Give them a pleasant experience and
prepare them to undertake a repeat visit soon.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What makes tourism a thriving business?
(ii) How is tourism run in India?
(iii) What are the hurdles in the development of tourism in India?
(iv) How many tourists from Western countries arrived in India in 2019?
(v) What was the total number of domestic tourists in India in the year 2019?
(vi) Which countries promoted tourism as a trade?

(i) The line graph given below illustrates the number of COVID-19 cases from September 17 to September 27,
2020 respectively. It also provides Daily Tests (7-day average) and the Test Positive Rate. Summarise the
information by selecting and reporting the main features. Make comparisons where necessary.
OR

(ii) You are Vineet/Tanvi, Manager of Perfect Appliances Store, 312, Raja Garden, New Delhi. You wish to
purchase various electrical appliances from M/s Khanna Electricals, 25, Bhagirath Palace, Delhi to update
your stock. Write a letter of enquiry to the Sales Manager asking for the relevant details about the same in
about 120 words.
Error Correction
The opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer E.g. for of
Olympic Games takes place in the Marcana (a) ........................ ........................
Stadium on 5 August 2016 and is directed by (b) ........................ ........................
Fernando Meirelles, Daniela Thomas or Andrucha (c) ........................ ........................
Waddington. The ceremony highlighted the aspects of
Brazilian history and culture.
5. Read the conversation between a mother and her son Prateek and complete the passage that
follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Mother : So you have been hitting Puneet again?

Prateek : No, I haven’t. Who told you that?
Mother angrily called Prateek out that (a) ....................................................... . Prateek angrily answered back,
asserting that he had not beaten Puneet, and inquired (b) ....................................................... .

(i) How has tea become a popular beverage?
(ii) Why doesn’t Amanda answer the questions asked by her mother?
(iii) Why did Belinda and her pets made fun of Custard?
(iv) What message does Walt Whitman want to give to the readers through the poem ‘Animals’?
(v) What was the favourite pastime of Valli?
(vi) Why was Sulekha called Bholi, the simpleton?
(vii) Why was the narrator disappointed when he got to New Mullion? What was the only ‘agreeable sight’ about
the place?
(i) How did Matilda and her husband struggle and suffer to pay off all their debts? What struggles, sufferings and
sacrifices they had to make to become debt-free? What unfortunate changes came with the passage of the time
in their lives? Comment.
(ii) Chubukov has all the attributes of a quarrelsome rich Russian landlord. Instead of solving the problems, he
only adds fuel into the fire in their quarrel over Oxen Meadows and the dogs. Justify the statement.
(iii) Highlight the main teachings of the Buddha as described in ‘The Sermon at Benares’.

Practice Paper– 5

1. Why does a person become overconfident? The reason lies in over assessment of his capabilities. Sometimes
people over assess their competence and jump into situations that are beyond their control. Napoleon Bonaparte
who became Emperor of France would say that the word ‘impossible’ was common only amongst fools. The
overconfident Napoleon invaded Russia in the winter of 1812. This proved to be a big disaster.
2. Overconfidence generally leads people into misadventures, endangering their chances in life. It is wisely said that
any achievement is a result of two factors—one’s personal planning and support from the external world. People
take into account only their planning, generally ignoring external factors. They become unable to foresee future
developments. Hence, the great risk of failure. Then there is the question: how can one manage overconfidence?
The formula is very simple. Before taking a decision discuss the matter with other informed people with an
objective mind and when it is proved that you are about to go off the path, accept reality and say without delay, “I
was wrong.”
3. Overconfidence is a flaw characterizing people who lack the virtue of modesty. Modesty makes you a
realist; you become a person who is cut down to size. People of this kind become very cautious; before
taking an action they assess the whole situation. They adopt a realistic approach. Overconfident people live
within their own thoughts. They know themselves but they are unaware of others. Living inside their own
cell they are unable to make use of the experience of others. This kind of habit is highly damaging to all
concerned.
4. There is a saying that the young man sees the rule and the old man sees the exception. With a slight change, I would
like to say that the overconfident person sees the rule and the confident person sees the exception. Overconfident
people are always at risk. It is said that taking risk is good but it must be well calculated otherwise it becomes very
dangerous.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) When does a person become overconfident?
(ii) What proved disastrous for Napoleon Bonaparte?
(iii) What are the two factors that bring achievement in life?
(iv) Which habit is highly damaging?
(v) Why are overconfident people always at risk?
(vi) When are the people at a great risk of failure?
The statistics show the growth of the real gross domestic product (GDP) in India from 2009 to 2019, with proportions
due until 2020. GDP refers to the total market value of all goods and services that are produced within a country
per year. It is an important inductor of the economic strength of a country. Real GDP is adjusted for price changes
and is therefore regarded as a key indicator for economic growth. In 2019, India’s real gross domestic product
growth was at about 4.23 percent compared to the previous year.
The year 2020 witnessed a shift of economic power and attention to the strengthening economics of the BRIC
countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China. The growth rate of gross domestic product in the BRIC country is
overwhelmingly larger than in traditionally strong economies, such as the United States and Germany.
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While the United States can claim

the title of the largest economy in
the world by almost any measure,
China takes the second largest
share of global GDP with India
racing Japan for third-largest
position. Despite the world-wide
recession in 2008 and 2009,
India still managed to record
impression. GDP growth rates,
especially when most of the world
recorded negative growth in at
least one of those years.
Part of the reason for India’s success
is the economic liberalization that
started in 1991 and encouraged
trade, subsequently, ending some
public monopolies. GDP growth
has slowed in recent years, due
in part to skyrocketing inflation.
India’s workforce is expanding in
the industry and service sectors,
growing partially because of
international outsourcing — a
profitable venture for the Indian
economy.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What does the term GDP refer to?
(ii) What was India’s real gross domestic product growth in 2019?
(iii) Name the two countries which are considered as strong economies.
(iv) Mention the years in which the world-wide recession took place.
(v) In which sectors is workforce expanding?
(vi) According to the passage, how would you describe the economy of India?

(i) The given pie-chart represents the market share of popular brands
of watches in India, including the leading international brands. The
unorganised watch-market with lesser popular brands also holds a Titan
significant market share. Study the chart carefully and write an analytical 20%
Timex
paragraph in about 120 words highlighting the main trends and other 13%
Others
necessary details. Compare where relevant. 20%
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Isha Jain/Ishan Jain, Admin. Officer of Laxman Public School, 56, Tissot
5%
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10%
Defence Colony, New Delhi. Write a letter to the Manager, M/s Prakriti
Stores, 34/78, Laxmi Enclave, Delhi placing an order for the same.

Error Correction
Today, democracy is often assume to E.g. assume assumed
be a liberal form at governance, a form (a) ........................ ........................
of representative democracy when the ability (b) ........................ ........................
of elect representative and the will of the majority (c) ........................ ........................
to exercise decision making power is subject to the rule of law.
5. Read the conversation between Harsh and Tarun and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Harsh : The day after tomorrow you will receive the money.
Tarun : I need the money today, not the day after tomorrow.
Harsh tells Tarun that (a) ....................................................... . Tarun tells him that he needs the money (b) ...........
............................................ .

(i) What did Kisa Gotami do when her only son died? What did her neighbours think about her?
(ii) Why do both the families of Lomovs and Chubukovs claim the ownership of Oxen Meadows?
(iii) What was the reaction of Belinda and her pets after the pirate was swallowed by Custard?
(iv) How have humans lost those tokens of virtuosity?
(v) Why is Amanda asked not to eat chocolate?
(vi) What happened when Bishamber took a quick glance at his bride’s face?
(vii) Why and where did Richard Ebright send the tagged butterflies?
(i) Why was the narrator sent to New Mullion? Why didn’t he succeed in his mission on his first visit?
(ii) Why does the author call Coorg a ‘piece of heaven’ that must have drifted from the kingdom of God?
(iii) Describe in brief Valli’s first bus journey as has been narrated in ‘Madam Rides the Bus’.
Practice Paper– 6

1. Music is perhaps the most popular and widely practised form of Fine Arts, transcending all kinds of cultural and
linguistic barriers. Any form of fine art is difficult to master and almost impossible to perfect and music is no
exception.
2. Nature, it is learnt, has blessed almost two-thirds of the human race with musical ability of some sort. Music has
the power to bring out the deepest emotions. It can make one cry or bring a smile on one’s face. In fact it is a magic
medicine and many seek refuge in it when they are depressed or stressed. It is this intimacy that makes us listen to
music or even hum or sing sometimes. This singing, or realistically speaking, expressing one’s emotion musically
sometimes takes a serious turn. This desire to show musical expression in public then becomes a serious business
profession. And from here the musical journey begins.
3. This desire to sing before an audience is innocent and beautiful and indeed it is perfectly alright to have such a genuine
desire. But it is also important to understand that singing is an intricate art — a highly refined one at that, which
requires systematic, prolonged and strict training, to be acceptable. This is an aspect we forget in our keen desire to
reach the stage and perform. It is almost like preparing a formal meal for some specially invited guests, without even
having learnt and trained in the basics of cooking. This is why we have more noise and less music nowadays.
4. These days almost everyone sings and it does not stop here. Most of us want to become professional singers. Result:
a complete disregard for and ignorance of the training part, as the need is never felt to go through one and the urge
to get to the stage and perform overcomes even a little desire to learn, if any. If at all, somewhere along the way
one feels the need to gain some knowledge and training, it leads to hurried shortcuts and half-hearted attempts,
best described as ‘Crash Courses’.
5. It is observed that those who have attained the so called partial success, suddenly feel that they lack the required
knowledge and are not learned enough. But it is too late by then. It should be understood here that the stage or a
performance brings in a different mindset within the artist. It is always recommended and rightly said, that while on
stage, cover the mistakes and weaknesses if any, and get along. But the contrary is true when it comes to acquiring
knowledge and during the learning process. While under training, the student is expected to make mistakes but then
rectify those mistakes under the supervision and guidance of the teacher. Therefore, it is good to make mistakes and then
be corrected during the process of learning as this subsequently makes one flawless and educated. This is a different
mindset. And these two mindsets discussed above, (those of a performer and that of a student) cannot co-exist.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) Why is music important in our life?
(ii) Why is singing an intricate art?
(iii) Why should one not make half-hearted attempts in singing?
(iv) What is a student under training expected?
(v) What do the people with partial success in the profession of music realise all of a sudden?
(vi) What is the central idea of paragraph 5?
A night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am had been imposed in the capital from April 6 till April 30, 2021. All private
organisations located in the capital had been advised to stagger office timings and also stagger the presence and
quantum of staff with the objective to reduce the number of employees attending office at the same time. They had
been further advised to follow the practice of work from home as far as possible.
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“It has become necessary to take certain emergency measures to prevent and contain the spread of the virus in the
interest of public health,” the order by DDMA stated.
All Delhi government offices functioned with officers of the level of grade one and above to the extent of 100%
strength while the remaining staff attended up to 50% as per requirement as assessed by head of the department
while the remaining 50% were supposed to work from home. However, in health and family welfare and all related
medical establishments, police, prisons, home guards, and other essential services were required to function without
any restrictions.
There was no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of people and goods, including those for cross-land
border trader under treaties with neighbouring countries. No separate permission was required for such movements.
Total Covid Beds occupied No. of patients home COVID COUNT

isolation Total Cases
5,834 5,768 7,14,423
15,266
Total Covid ICU Beds New Cases on 11 April,
occupied No. of patients admitted in 7,897
with Ventilator hospitals
Recovered
779 373 7,880* 6,74,415
Total Covids ICU Beds *Some patients are also Deaths
occupied admitted in Covid health 11,235
without Ventilator
centres and Covid care Active cases
1,267 555 centres 28,773
All schools, colleges and educational institutions remained closed. Online/distance learning was permitted and
encouraged. However, students of Classes 9 to 12 might be called to school only for providing academic guidance
and support to students for various examinations after following the prescribed standard operating procedure for
Covid safety issued by the directorate of education and with the consent of parents.
The use of all swimming pools, except being used for training of sportspersons for participation in national and
international events, were prohibited.
The CM also underlined the laxity which crept into the system and agencies after the third wave of Covid, which
hit the capital in November 2020, passed and daily cases dropped significantly. “We are currently in comfortable
position with reference to beds and ventilators. We will ensure that the people of Delhi stay safe to the best of our
abilities, Lockdown is not an option. We will announce the restrictions in the coming few days. Covid centres are
being rebuild and some have already started functioning,” Delhi CM Kejriwal said. He announced that the Delhi
government would do preparations like it did during the third Covid wave in November 2020 to tackle the fourth
wave.
The CM said that Delhi has 7-10 days’ stock of Covid vaccines and again appealed to the Centre to remove the age
restriction for taking the jab because inoculating everyone would help. He said, “The Delhi government is ready
to vaccinate all within 2-3 months if the restrictions are removed.”
“Lok Nayak Hospital has 2,000 beds. During the last wave, all 2,000 were declared as Covid beds. Right now, we
have declared 1,500 as Covid beds, 500 beds are still non-Covid. Slowly, the OPD will also be shut down at the
hospital and, if the situation demands, all 2,000 will be made available for Covid patients.,” the CM said.
[Source: The Times of India]
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) Why were private organisations in the capital advised to follow the practice of work from home?
(ii) Who were required to function without any restrictions?
(iii) How many total Covid beds are there in the capital?
(iv) Who are allowed to use swimming pools?
(v) With what reference is the capital in comfortable position?
(vi) In the line “... stagger the presence and quantum staff ”, what does the word ‘stagger’ mean?

(i) The bar graph given illustrates the
Air Quality Index for 9 days, from
September 27 to October 5, 2020.
Study the graph carefully and write
an analytical paragraph in about 120
words highlighting the main trend and
other necessary details. Compare where
relevant.
OR
(ii) You are interested in a short–term course
in computer graphics during the holidays.
Write a letter to the Director, Fortune
Graphics Computers, inquiring about
their short–term courses and asking for
all the necessary details. You are Kiaan
of F-2, Ramesh Nagar, New Delhi.
Error Correction
Popcorn is a type of corn who expands from the kernel E.g. who which
and puffs up when heated. When heated pressure build (a) ........................ ........................
within the kernel, and an small explosion or “pop” is the (b) ........................ ........................
end result. There are various techniques off popping corn. (c) ........................ ........................
5. Read the conversation between a passenger and a conductor and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Passenger : Can I have two first class tickets, please?
Conductor : I’m afraid it’s full.
The passenger (a) ....................................................... two first class tickets. The conductor (b) .............................
.......................... full.

(i) What sights shocked and moved the royal prince?
(ii) Describe the largest Buddhist settlement in Coorg.
(iii) Why does Amanda want to be Rapunzel?
(iv) Why is the poet so much impressed with animals?
(v) How did Belinda and her pets react on seeing the pirate?
(vi) Why did Matilda throw the invitation card spitefully upon the table?
(vii) What information did the narrator get after visiting Gustaff’s and Gray’s barber shops and other places in New
Mullion?
(i) Narrate Bholi’s first experience in the class. How was she treated by her teacher?
(ii) Describe Valli’s interaction with (a) the conductor (b) with the old gentleman (c) with the elderly repulsive woman.
(iii) In spite of being a good housekeeper educated and not bad looking, Natalya is quarrelsome, vain and highly
impulsive. Justify your answer in 120 words.

Practice Paper– 7

1. Have you ever failed at something so miserably that the thought of attempting to do it again was the last thing you
wanted to do?
2. If your answer is yes, then you are “not a robot.” Unlike robots, we human beings have feelings, emotions, and
dreams. We are all meant to grow and stretch despite our circumstances and our limitations. Flourishing and trying
to make our dreams come true is great when life is going our way. But what happens when it’s not? What happens
when you fail despite all of your hard work? Do you stay down and accept the defeat or do you get up again and
again until you are satisfied? If you have a tendency to persevere and keep going then you have what experts call,
grit.
3. Falling down or failing is one of the most agonising, embarrassing, and scariest human experiences. But it
is also one of the most educational, empowering, and essential parts of living a successful and fulfilling life.
Did you know that perseverance (grit) is one of the seven qualities that have been described as the keys to
personal success and betterment in society? The other six are: curiosity, gratitude, optimism, self-control, social
intelligence, and zest. Thomas Edison is a model for grit for trying 1,000 plus times to invent the light bulb. If
you are reading this with the lights on in your room, you know well he succeeded. When asked why he kept
going despite his hundreds of failures, he merely stated that what he had been not failures. They were hundreds of
ways not to create a light bulb. This statement not only revealed his grit but also his optimism for looking at the
bright side.
4. Grit can be learned to help you become more successful. One of the techniques that helps is mindfulness. Mindfulness
is a practice that helps the individual stay in the moment by bringing awareness of his or her experience without
judgement. This practice has been used to quiet the noise of their fears and doubts. Through this simple practice
of mindfulness, individuals have the ability to stop the self-sabotaging downward spiral of hopelessness, despair,
and frustration.
5. What did you do to overcome the negative and self-sabotaging feelings of failure? Reflect on what you did, and
try to use those same powerful resources to help you today.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What is perceived as grit?
(ii) What are some characteristics that become obstacles to success?
(iii) How can we develop grit?
(iv) “Thomas Edison is a model of grit for trying 1,000 plus time to invent the light bulb”.
What does the author want to suggest us through this statement?
(v) What do hopelessness, despair and frustration finally cause?
(vi) What message does the author want to convey in para 3?
The UN’s 2017 International Year tells that sustainable tourism is an important tool for development, most
importantly in poor communities and countries. Today sustainability — environmental, social, and economic – is
increasingly recognised as the benchmark for all tourism business. As noted by the UN World Tourism Organisation,
57% of international tourist arrivals will be in emerging economies, by 2030. The various ‘Tourism Terms’ are
defined as follows:
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Category Definition
Ecotourism Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, socially and economically
sustains the well-being of local people, and creates knowledge and understanding through
interpretation and education of all involved (including staff, travellers, and community
residents).
Ethical Tourism Tourism in a destination where ethical issues are the key driver, e.g. social injustice, human
rights, animal welfare, or the environment.
Geotourism Tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place – its environment,
heritage, aesthetics, culture, and well-being of its residents.
Pro-Poor Tourism Tourism that results in increased net benefit for the poor people in a destination.
Responsible Tourism that maximises the benefits to local communities, minimises negative social or
Tourism environmental impacts, and helps local people conserve fragile cultures and habitats or species.
Sustainable Tourism that leads to the management of all resources in such a way that economic, social,
Tourism and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological
processes, biological diversity, and life-support systems.
Based on data collected by a survey by Travel Bureau, the following market profile of an ecotourist was constructed:
Age: 35-54 years old, although age varied with activity and other factors such as cost.
Gender: 50% female and 50% male, although clear differences based on activity were found.
Education: 82% were college graduates, a shift in interest in ecotourism from those who have high levels of
education to those with less education was also found, indicating an expansion into mainstream markets.
Household composition: No major differences were found between general tourists and experienced ecotourists.
(experienced ecotourists = Tourists that had been on at least one “ecotourism” oriented trip.)
Party composition: A majority (60%) of experienced ecotourism respondents stated they prefer to travel as a
couple, with only 15% stating they preferred to travel with their families, and 13% preferring to travel alone.
Trip duration: The largest group of experienced ecotourists- (50%) preferred trips lasting 8-14 days.
Expenditure: Experienced ecotourists were willing to spend more than general tourists, the largest group (26%)
Important elements of trip: Experienced ecotourists top three responses were: (a) wilderness setting, (i) wildlife
viewing, (ii) hiking/trekking.
Motivations for taking next trip: Experienced ecotourists top two responses were (a) enjoy scenery/nature, (b)
new experiences/places.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What did the World Tourism Organisation of the UN share in its observation?
(ii) Based on the passage what are the inherent qualities of geotourism?
(iii) What did the education aspect in the market profie of the ecotourists reveal?
(iv) What does the information on gender in the market profile of an ecotourists indicate?
(v) What did the survey on the age range of ecotourists indicate?
(vi) Write any one element that is important for the ecotourist on trip.

(i) You are A.R. Dalmia, Incharge of the Physical Education Department of your school. You need various
items of sports for the department. Write a letter to M/s Jagbir Singh & Sons, a well known supplier of sports
goods, Jallandhar enquiring him about the rates of each item and the maximum discount that they can offer
to you.

OR

(ii) The chart given below shows the division of household tasks by gender in Great Britain. Write an analytical
paragraph describing the chart given in not more than 120 words.

Error Correction
You recently ask me to write a short report E.g. ask asked
in the progress made so far in the Literacy (a) ........................ ........................
Project. Initial, adults were reluctant to learn. (b) ........................ ........................
Gradually, they overcome their inhibitions. (c) ........................ ........................
Teacher : Aniket, why were you absent yesterday?

Aniket : Yesterday I had cold and fever, ma’am. I couldn’t inform you beforehand.
The teacher asked Aniket (a) ....................................................... . Aniket replied that (b) .......................................
................ and added that he couldn’t inform him beforehand.

(i) Describe the Chinese legend regarding the discovery of tea leaves.
(ii) How is the bravery of Belinda and her pets described in the poem? Do they really prove their courage and
bravery?
(iii) What do you know about Amanda after reading the poem?
(iv) How have humans dropped those ‘tokens’ which are plainly in the ‘possession’ of animals?
(v) Why did Valli listen to the conversations? What did she get from them?
(vi) What made Matilda a grand success at the ball?
(vii) How did the teacher react to Bholi’s wish expressed in the end?
(i) What was the narrator’s experience in New Mullion during his first visit? Could he continue the same enthusiasm
of returning to New Mullion after his second visit? Give a reasoned answer.
(ii) Doesn’t it look ridiculous and childish to see mature persons like Natalya, Lomov and Chubukov quarrelling
over their dogs, Squeezer and Guess? Give a reasoned answer.
(iii) What does the Buddha say about the life of mortals in this world? How can one obtain the peace of the mind?
Practice Paper– 8

1. It is an indisputable fact that the world has gone too far with the innovation of new technologies such as mobile
phones, the internet and so on, due to which people are able to tour the cosmos virtually sitting at one place using
their smart devices or other technological gadgets. Though mobile internet access is oftentimes hurried and short,
it can still provide common internet features like alerts, weather data, emails, search engines, instant messages,
and game and music downloading.
2. Due to the easy access of smartphones, communication has been very effective and instant. People are able to convey
their message all around the globe to their loved ones without spending hefty sums of money. Adults are always
fond of such gadgets and they always welcome and adopt such new technology readily. Further, young people have
been able to broaden their minds and improve their skills by doing research on the Internet. For instance, they use
smart phones to look up any new word they come across. As we know that most of the universities have online
teaching provision and smartphones assist the students to complete their assignments on time.
3. The mobile phone has been a lifesaver for a lot of people in case of an emergency. Likewise, use of smartphones
can be of vital importance in preventing crimes in the society by providing information to the security forces in
time.
4. Nonetheless, for the young the use of mobile phone can be like an addiction and they can misuse it. Young people
are also prone to getting involved in undesirable activities on the Internet. This might have adverse effect on their
academic performance. Therefore, young people should always be monitored and made aware of its bad outcomes.
5. Also a major contributor to its popularity is the availability of prepaid or pay as you go services from a phone shop
or an online store. This allows subscribers to load text or airtime credits to their handsets by the use of their credit
cards, debit cards or by buying a prepaid card from the network they subscribe to. This plan also doesn’t commit a
particular customer to a contract. If prepaid card is not that appealing to you, then you can opt to subscribe using
the pay by month plan.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What makes communications effective and instant in the present time?
(ii) How are young people benefited by the smartphones?
(iii) How are smartphones helpful in preventing crimes in the society?
(iv) How can we dissuade young people from misusing smartphones?
(v) What is a major contributor to the popularity of smartphones?
(vi) Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with a phrase that means the same from
paragraph 2.
We must encourage the students to use a dictionary to search any new word they come across.
Technological evolution is a certainty. Cyber-physical systems, Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT) have
been changing the infrastructure of our world. In the 2020s, these phenomena, which are still in their nascency, will
rapidly accelerate due to the increasing digitisation of key areas such as health, science, transport, communications
and energy.
The ubiquity of technology, and its increased ability to connect and communicate, has paved the way for this tipping
point. Beneath the surface, we are moving towards an explosion of change.
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Over 50% of our global population is now Total % ‘smart homes’ in the US
online, and the other half is following fast. 80
To be precise, around 726 million people 70
joined the web in the last three years. 60
These new users will change the shape of 50
the internet. Many of them will be lower 40
30
income. They are choosing smartphones 20
over laptops and tablets and are more likely 10
to use voice commands. 0
2017 2024
Geodata and the IoT will create new markets
Almost one-third of US homes are ‘smart homes’, this is set to grow to
and supply chains. The automation of more than half of all homes by 2024
manufacturing, services and mobility has
already begun. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will reach what Gartner terms the ‘Plateau of Productivity’, in which
the technology becomes both mainstream and viable. McKinsey estimates that 70% of companies may adopt at
least one AI technology by 2030. It is unlikely they will all use it well, but those that do could manage to take us
to a place where man and machine are indistinguishable.
Bioscience has the potential to be transformative in the 2020s. Gene editing (CRISPR) technology will likely soon
be able to edit genomes to allow animal organs to be accepted into human bodies – transforming, and perhaps
saving, the lives of people currently waiting for organ transplants. Similar technology can also be used to combat
inherited diseases, and even cancer. Elsewhere, gene therapy experiments are using the body’s immune system to
fight cancer through re-engineering our cells.
Technology has inarguably improved science, health, communications and transport. However, technology has not
necessarily corresponded to increased economic productivity. Indeed, many of the most technologically advanced
countries have seen productivity stagnate and stall, as discussed in growing inequality and opportunity.
In the 2020s many questions around technology will be resolved. The scaffolding is in place. This will be the decade
in which AI, Geodata, the IoT, bioscience, and quantum computing are given the opportunity to change our world.
Whether this change will be surface- level or truly transformative remains to be seen.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) In which areas is digitisation increasing?
(ii) How can we say that we are moving towards an explosion of change?
(iii) What technology will be used to combat inherited diseases in humans?
(iv) What is the purpose behind editing genomes?
(v) How do gene therapy experiments fight cancer?
(vi) In the line “The ubiquity of technology, and its...”, what does the word ‘ubiquity’ refer to?

(i) Look at the table given below which is based on a survey done in a factory which has 500 employees on daily
income/wages. On the basis of details given in the table, interpret the data in about 100-120 words.
Daily Income Number of Employees
200-250 150
300-350 125
400-450 100
500-550 75
600-650 50
Total 500
OR

(ii) Your NGO requires school uniform for students of classes I -V for the coming session. You are Riya Das/
Rohit Das, Coordinator of City International School, 222, Indira Nagar, Lucknow. Write a letter to the Store
Manager, M/s Raman Uniform Store, 66/4, Rani Garden, Lucknow placing an order for the specific uniform
required by you.
Error Correction
Bollywood is a informal word for India’s Hindi language E.g. a an
film industry, based at the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. (a) ........................ ........................
It is most formally referred to as Hindi cinema. The term (b) ........................ ........................
“Bollywood” is often used with non-Indians as a synecdoche (c) ........................ ........................
to refer to a whole of Indian cinema.
5. Read the conversation from a play and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Henry : Elizabeth! Our friends are waiting for us outside. At least lower your voice.
Elizabeth : Let them be there, when you don’t care for the people why should I.
Henry reminded Elizabeth that (a) ....................................................... . He also requested to lower her voice.
Elizabeth replied loudly that she did not care for them. Then she asked him (b) ......................................................
when he didn’t.

(i) Where were Rajvir and Pranjol going and why?
(ii) Amanda wants to be an orphan. Why?
(iii) Why does the poet wish to turn away from the world of humans?
(iv) What did the pirate do to terrorise and overpower Custard?
(v) How does Chubukov react when he comes to know the real purpose of Lomov’s visit?
(vi) Why was Matilda not-satisfied with her destiny?
(vii) How did the teacher make Bholi comfortable in the class?
(i) Richard Ebright had all the ingredients that go to make a great scientist. Comment.
(ii) Describe the landscape and the natural sights that Valli saw looking outside the window.
(iii) How can one free one’s-self from all the sorrows? Why was Kisa Gotami selfish in grief?

Practice Paper– 9

1. Great people are born to produce an influence on society. One such personality, who was so humble and lived
his complete life with determination and purpose to achieve certain aims was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. He
was a great social reformer, writer, educator and worked endlessly to transform the society. He strongly protested
against polygamy and child marriage. He favoured widow remarriage and women’s education in India. The Widow
Remarriage Act was passed in 1856 making the marriage of widows legal because of his efforts to solve these
problems.
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar refined the way Bengali language was written and taught. His book ‘Borno Porichoy’
(Introduction to the Alphabet) is still used as the introductory text to teach Bengali alphabet. Thus, he brought
about a revolution in the Bengali Education System. Vidyasagar is credited with the role of completely changing
the old method of teaching which prevailed in Sanskrit College. As a professor in Sanskrit College, he brought
modern outlook into the method of teaching. He included English and Bengali as mediums of learning, besides
Sanskrit. He, also, introduced courses in European History, Philosophy and Science alongside Vedic scriptures.
He encouraged students to study these subjects and make the best of both the worlds.
3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a strong advocate of women education. He rightly viewed education as the primary
way for women to achieve emancipation from the society’s oppression they had to face at that time. He exercised
his power to open schools for girls and even outlined suitable curriculum to educate them. He went from door to
door, requesting heads of families to allow their daughters to be enrolled in schools.
4. Ishwar Chandra was a man who defined his own path of action. He never listened to what others said about his
work and made decisions based on his own judgement. He was famous for all these qualities. He was also known
for his great courage. Vidyasagar had a very soft heart that sympathised with those in trouble. He was easily moved
to tears when he saw someone in pain and was always the first one to offer his help to colleagues and friends in
distress. After his death, Rabindranath Tagore said, “One wonders how God, in the process of producing forty
million Bengalis, produced a man!”
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What kind of life did Ishwar Chandra lead?
(ii) What changes did Vidyasagar bring about in the method of teaching at Sanskrit College?
(iii) What was Vidyasagar’s contribution as a professor in the Sanskrit College?
(iv) How did Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar promote women education?
(v) Describe the personality of Ishwar Chandra. List any two qualities.
(vi) Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with a word that means the same from
paragraph 4.
Many of the horses were showing signs of extreme pain at the end of the race.
The epidemic of drug abuse in young generation has assumed alarming dimensions in India. Changing cultural
values, increasing economic stress and dwindling supportive bonds are leading to initiation of drug abuse.
Drug addiction causes immense human distress and the illegal production and distribution of drugs have spawned
crime and violence worldwide. June 26 is celebrated as international day against Drug Abuse. It is an exercise
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undertaken by the world community to sensitize

the people in general and the youth in particular 130
to the menace of drugs. 120

The pattern of drug abuse in India has under gone
110
changes over the years. Use of drugs like charas,
ganja, and opium was a tradition in some places of 100
India, where they were mainly used for ritualistic
90
purposes.
(Per crore population)

According to a UN report, one million heroin 80
addicts are registered in India, and unofficially
70
there are as many as five million. Inhalation of
heroin alone has given way to intravenous drug 60
use that too in combination with other sedatives
50
and painkillers. This has increased the intensity
of the effect, hastened the process of addiction 40
and complicated the process of recovery. A large
30
number of people commit suicide due to drug/
alcohol/addiction. Drug abuse is a complex 20
phenomenon, which has various social, cultural,
10
biological, geographical, historical and economic
aspects. The disintegration of the old joint family 0
system, absence of parental love and care in
Kerala
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Mizoram
Madhya Pradesh
Delhi
Punjab
Jammu & Kashmir

modern families where both parents are working,
decline of old religious and moral values etc. lead
to a rise in the number of drug addicts who take
drugs to escape hard realities of life. (Drug abuse related suicides in some states in 2019)
Drug abuse is primarily due to the nature of the drug abused, the personality of the individual and the addict’s
immediate environment. The processes of industrialisation, urbanisation and migration have led to loosening of
the traditional methods of social control rendering individual vulnerable to the stresses and strains of modern life.
Drug abuse caused a detrimental impact on the society. It has led to increase in the crime rate. According to the
World Health Organisation report 2002, 8.9% of the total burden of disease is due to use of psychoactive substances.
Adolescent drug abuse is one of the major areas of concern in adolescent and young people’s behaviour. It is
estimated that in India, by the time most boys reach ninth grade, about 40% of them have tried at least one of the
substances of abusive nature.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What are the major causes that lead to initiation of drug abuse?
(ii) What is the motive behind celebrating 26 June as International Day against drug abuse?
(iii) Name the drugs which were mainly used for ritualistic purposes in India.
(iv) Why do some people take drugs?
(v) What does the WHO report 2002 say?
(vi) According to the graph, how many people out of one crore committed suicide due to drug addiction in
Maharashtra in 2019?

(i) You are awaiting your class X results. Meanwhile you would like to do a short–term course in personality
development. Write a letter to the Director, Personal Care, Pune, inquiring about the details about the course.
You are Advik, D-105, Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
OR


(ii) The pie chart given below shows the proportion of people from different households living in poverty in the
UK in 2002. Write an analytical paragraph to describe the information in about 120 words.
Proportion of people from each household type living
14% 7% Single aged persons

5%
Aged couple
Single without children

15%
24% Couple without children
Sole Parents
Couple with children

26%
9% All households

Error Correction
India successful launched the communication satellite E.g. successful successfully
GSAT-18 on 6 October 2016. The satellite was launch (a) ........................ ........................
by a heavy duty rocket of Ariane space for (b) ........................ ........................
the spaceport of Kourou on French Guiana. (c) ........................ ........................
5. Read the conversation between a Delhi Metro personnel and a traveller and complete the passage that
follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Traveller : Please give me three tokens to Rajiv Chowk. How much is it?
Metro Personnel : Fifty rupees a token.
The traveller (a) ....................................................... three tokens to Rajiv Chowk and asked how much it was. The
Metro personnel replied (b) ....................................................... .

(i) How can you say that the makers of the famous Goan loaves are still there?
(ii) Is Amanda’s mother a really nagging mother? Give examples.
(iii) Describe three virtues of animals that the poet likes in them.
(iv) Describe the outwardly appearance of Custard, the dragon. Why did he always cry for a nice safe cage?
(v) How does Chubukov insult Lomov with his choicest abuses?
(vi) Why did the lawyer find the delivery man the most ‘agreeable sight’ about the place?
(vii) Why was Ramlal overjoyed on the wedding day?
(i) Describe the preparations that Matilda did for the ball and the price her husband had to pay for them. Was she
satisfied with her performance and presentation at the ball? Why?
(ii) How did Gautama become the Enlightened one? Where did he give his first sermon?
(iii) How did Valli plan her first bus journey? Was it an easy job for a girl of eight years old?
Practice Paper– 10

1. The novel coronavirus has given rise to a global pandemic that has destabilized most institutional settings. While we
live in times when humankind possesses the most advanced science and technology, a virus invisible to the naked
eye has massively disrupted our lives, economies, healthcare, and education systems worldwide. Given the corona
virus’s current situation, some households have also had time to introspect on gender roles and stereotypes. For
instance, women are expected to carry out household chores like cooking, cleaning, and looking after the family.
With men sharing household chores responsibilities during the lockdown period, it gives hope that they will realize
the burden that women have been bearing and will continue sharing such responsibilities.
2. This tough period also gave people some time to reflect on the importance of keeping themselves fit. With sufficient
time in hand, people started investing their time learning new ways to exercise. Those who never exercised before,
giving excuses of busy lives, too developed some new habits of Yoga, Pranayam and exercises during the lockdown
period. These new habits and people’s increased focus on their health, wellness and immunity will surely change
the way we lead our lives even in future.
3. The nature too healed itself during the lockdown period. Restricted human movement led to better air quality,
cleaner water bodies and joyful wildlife movements. The human beings, we hope, reflected during this time, how
some of their unconscious activities cause disruption in nature and worked out ways to adopt environmental-
friendly options for their activities in future. This situation also affected the education sector to a great extent. It
has forced us to shift from offline to online mode of teaching-learning process, almost immediately without prior
preparation. Is it giving us a peek into the reality ahead? Technology-enabled teaching is definitely the future we
are looking towards, but it is important to identify key challenges for students and teachers in the current scenario.
Once identified, academic leadership and the government can address these through innovations in the focused
areas to minimise the effect of pandemic on the education of the students.
4. The current scenario has also affected our economies to the extent wherein many businessmen had to bear heavy
losses in their businesses. The governments and individuals need to take actions to mitigate risk and minimize
transmission while maintaining social and economic activities. However, relaxed control measures, declining risk
perception and the understandable desire to return to normalcy have led to reduced protective behaviours and more
social and workplace interactions, often in confined, close-contact settings, where the virus spreads really fast.
5. It is our responsibility that we take all necessary precautions through mask-wearing, physical distancing, hand
hygiene as part of daily life. It is highly important to make these new behaviours part of our everyday habits.
Travelling to new places, casual café visits with a large bunch of friends, spending our weekends in shopping,
window-shopping and casual strolls, large gatherings in birthday parties and other celebrations; will require some
modifications and patience to fit into “New Normal” keeping all the safety norms in mind.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) How did the lockdown period bridge the gap of gender inequality?
(ii) How was the lockdown period good for the environment?
(iii) How did the pandemic affect economies of the countries?
(iv) What are the necessary precautions that we must take for protecting ourselves from corona virus?
(v) What activities should we avoid during this pandemic?
(vi) Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with a phrase that means the same from
paragraph 1.
One policeman said to another, “I have an investigation to conduct.”
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Inflation refers to the rise in prices
of most goods and services of
daily or common use, such as
food, clothing housing, recreation,
transport, etc. Inflation measures
the average price change in a basket
of commodities and services over
time. The opposite and rare fall in
the price index of this basket of
items is called 'deflation.' Inflation
is indicative of the decrease in
the purchasing power of a unit
of a country's currency. This is
measured in percentage.
The purchasing power of a currency
unit decreases as the commodities
and services get dearer. This
impacts the cost of living in a country. When inflation is high, the cost of living gets higher as well, which ultimately
causes deceleration in economic growth. A certain level of inflation is required in the economy to ensure that
expenditure is promoted and hoarding money through savings is demotivated.
Generally money loses its value over time, so people must invest money to ensure the economic growth of a country.
Inflation is measured by two main indices in India—WPI (Wholesale Price Index) and CPI (Consumer Price
Index), with which Indian measure wholesale and retail level price changes, respectively. The CPI calculates the
difference in the price of commodities and services such as food, medical care, education, electronics etc. which
Indian consumers buy for use. WPI calculates the goods or services sold by businesses to smaller businesses for
selling further.
Some main reasons for the increase in prices—high demand and local production or supply of multiple commodities
create a demand-supply gap, which causes a hike in prices. Moreover, excess circulation of money causes inflation
as money loses its purchasing power. Apart from this, the people having much money tend to spend more which
causes increased demand and hike in prices.
Inflation exists when money supply exceeds available goods and service or inflation is attributed to budget deficit
financing.
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What does the inflation refer to?
(ii) What happens when the inflation gets higher?
(iii) Why do you think a certain level of inflation is required?
(iv) Why is investment of money necessary?
(v) Why does excess circulation of money cause inflation?
(vi) According to the graph, what was the inflation rate in 2015 in our country?

(i) You are A. Rizvi, Head of the Chemistry department of Usmania Sr. Secondary School, Saharanpur. You
require various lab apparatuses and chemicals for your laboratory. Write a letter to M/s Om Scientific Works,
Saharanpur placing a bulk order for the purchase of various items. Mention all the necessary details of the
items as well as the discounts available on the purchase.
OR

(ii) The bar chart given below illustrates the total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India from all over the
world. Summarise and write an analytic paragraph selecting the main features and giving all the necessary
details. Compare where you find it relevant.
Y
Foreign Direct Investment in Million Dollars

400
350 Year-wise Investment
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
X
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Years
Error Correction
Geoffrey Chaucer is consider by many E.g. consider considered
to be the ‘Father for English Literature’ and (a) ........................ ........................
the greatest poet of the Middle Ages. Borne (b) ........................ ........................
around 1343, he is the most famous in (c) ........................ ........................
The Canterbury Tales, a series of stories.
5. Read the conversation between two friends and complete the passage that follows. (1 × 2 = 2)
Ritika : When will you return my book?
Ritesh : In a day or two.
Ritika asked Ritesh (a) ................................................... . Ritesh replied that (b) ................................................... .

(i) How did Valli collect details regarding the bus journey from the people?
(ii) What did the Buddha say about the life of mortals in this world?
(iii) How do animals differ with humans in their attitude towards God or their ancestors?
(iv) Do you think that Amanda doesn’t like to be controlled and instructed not to do one thing or the other? Give
a reasoned answer.
(v) How was Custard tickled mercilessly by Belinda and teased by other pets?
(vi) When and how did Richard Ebright get a hint of what real science is?
(vii) How did Mr Loisel meet the demand of a suitable costume for his wife for going to the ball?
(i) How did the lawyer or the narrator finally succeed in serving summons on Oliver Lutkins? What was Lutkins’
reaction at that time?
(ii) Give a pen-portrait of the baker or the pader highlighting the changes that came in his fortune and dress with
the passage of the time.
(iii) Describe the quarrel over Oxen Meadows and how it was settled in the end.

Practice Paper–
[CBSE SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER–2021-22]
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General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains THREE Sections - READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and LITERATURE.
2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

Technology is making advancements at a rapid rate but at the cost of a
valued tradition—the crafts industry. The traditional crafts industry is
losing a lot of its trained and skilled craftsmen. With that, the art of
embellishing brass and copper utensils with fine engravings is also
5 disappearing. The government has identified around 35 crafts as
languishing craft.
The speciality of handcrafted items is its design, an association with long

traditions belonging to a specific region. The word ‘handcrafted’ does not
imply the involvement of dexterous human fingers or an agile mind with a
10 moving spirit anymore. Lessening drudgery, increasing production and
promoting efficiency have taken precedence. The labour-saving devices
are taking the place of handcrafted tools and this has jeopardized the skills
of these artisans.
Mechanisation has made its way into everything — cutting, polishing,

15 edging, designing etc. Ideally, the use of machinery should be negligible
and the handicrafts should be made purely by hand with a distinguishable
artistic appeal. However, with the exception of small-scale industries, the
export units are mostly operated by machines. The heavily computerised
designs contribute to a faster production at lower costs.
20 Although mechanization of crafts poses a challenge to safeguarding

traditional crafts, the artisans are lured with incentives in order to impart
handicrafts training. Some makers do see machines as a time-saving
blessing since they are now able to accomplish difficult and demanding
tasks with relative ease. These machines might give a better finesse to
25 these products but they don’t stand out as handcrafted. Quantity has
overtaken quality in this industry.
A need to highlight the importance of the handmade aspect is required by

both the government and private sectors, in order to amplify awareness
and also support the culture of making handicrafts. A few artisans are still
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30 trying their best to rejuvenate and revive their culture and heritage but it’s
an uphill task competing with the machine-made goods. A multitude of
artisans have changed their professions and are encouraging their progeny
to follow suit. There are others who have stayed their ground but are
clearly inclined towards buying machines.
35 Nearly two decades ago, there were around 65 lakh artisans in the country.
Three years ago, when the government started the process of granting a
unique number to the artisans based on the Aadhaar card, 25 lakhs were
identified. Loss of traditional crafts is clearly a worrying issue, but it stands
to reason that forcing any artisan to follow old ways when concerns of
livelihood overrule other considerations, is unfair.
[Adapted from: https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/
business-news-handicraft-uncrafted-by-artisan-hands/302877 ]
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) What does the writer mean by calling handicrafts a ‘valued tradition’?
(ii) Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with a word that means the same from
lines 5-15.
If it continues, the workcation (work + vacation) trend will be a powerful boost to domestic tourism operators
failing to make progress in the economic slump caused due to the pandemic.
(iii) State any two reasons why artisans are choosing to work via machines rather than handcrafted tools?
(iv) Why do the artisans need to be ‘lured with incentives’ to impart handicrafts training.
(v) List one likely impact of the support of government and private sectors towards the culture of making
handicrafts.
(vi) How does the writer justify an artist’s act of abandoning her/his traditional craft for a more lucrative
option?
2. Read the following excerpt from a case study titled Impacts of Festivities on Ecology.
Festivals are synonymous with celebration, ceremony and joy. However,

festivals bring to fore the flip side of celebrations – pollution – air, water, soil and
noise. This led to the need of assessing the awareness level among people about
ecological pollution during festivals. So, a study was conducted by scholars of an
5 esteemed university in India. This study was titled Awareness Towards Impact of
Festivals on Ecology.
There were two main objectives of the study. The first one was to assess the
awareness level among people about ecological protection during festivities.
Exploring solutions to bring awareness about celebrating festivals without
10 harming ecology was the second objective. The method used to collect data was
a simple questionnaire containing 6 questions, shared with 50 respondents
across four selected districts of a state in the southern region of India.
The research began by understanding the socio-economic conditions of the
15 respondents before sharing the questionnaire. Once the responses were
received, the data collected was tabulated (Table 1), for analysis.

Table-1: Awareness level among respondents

QUESTIONS YES % NO % CAN’T SAY%
1. Do you feel that bursting 46 54 0
crackers is a must during
festivities?
2. Do you think most people 72 28 0
abuse environmental
resources during
celebration of festivals?
3. Do you think that 64 32 4
celebrations & festivities
result in uniting people?
4. Do you enjoy bursting 68 32 0
crackers for amusement?
5. Do you feel pressured 82 12 6
to burst crackers during
festivals as an expectation
of your social status?
6. Are you aware of waste 56 40 4
segregation & disposal
guidelines for better
ecology?
The study recommended the imposition of strict rules and regulations as

opposed to a total ban on all festive activities which have a drastic impact on our
environment. The researchers believed that such measures would help in
harnessing some ill-effects that add to the growing pollution and suggested
20 further studies be taken up across the country to assess awareness about
ecological degradation.
The observations made in the study pointed to the environmental groups and
eco-clubs fighting a losing battle due to city traffic issues, disposal of plastics,
garbage dumping and all sorts of ecological degradation. The researchers
25 stressed that the need of the hour is increasing awareness among people to
reduce ecological pollution which can be facilitated by celebrating all festivals in
an eco-friendly manner
[Largely adapted from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325366454_Awareness_
towards_Impact_of_Festivals_on_Ecology_Need_for_Social_Work_Intervention]
below. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) Why do the researchers call pollution the ‘flip side’ of festivals?
(ii) Comment on the significance of the second objective of the study with reference to lines 7-12.
(iii) Justify the researchers’ recommendation for limiting the drastic impact of festival pollution on the environment
with reference to lines 16-21.
(iv) Why do the researchers feel that environmental groups and eco-clubs are fighting a losing battle in the given
scenario?
(v) Even though a larger number of people say ‘no’ to bursting crackers than those who say ‘yes’, festival pollution
persists. How does evidence from table 1 support this statement?

(vi) What purpose does the ‘Can’t Say’ column serve in the questionnaire (table 1)?
(i) Study the concept chart from the self-help magazine section of a monthly publication.
Situation: Setback
Experience: Feeling upset
Healthy Processing Inability to process fully
Desire to: Block feeling Block Learning:

Feel it Overwhelm
Learn from it Self-criticism
Let it go Self-Doubt
Feel/Reflect/Learn/Align: Can’t come to terms with: Stuck in rumination

Observe the pattern! I can fail sometimes Experience listlessness
Rework beliefs on adequacy and Everything can’t be Attention diverted
process childhood memories controlled from potential learning
Assess magnitude of setback Learning takes times and
Assess difficulty of work & efforts
likelihood of future success by
doing the work
Build grit to do the work Unacceptance of Triggers
Access healing states to Situations Apathy
experience and transform anxiety Inadequacy Anger
Incompetency Anxiety
Danger and Threat Depression
Blaming others
Unconscious/Implicit memories:
Habitual process blocks
Scary early life experience
of being reprimanded for not
meeting expectations
Write a paragraph in not more than 120 words, analysing the listed responses to the situation when one faces
setbacks.
OR

(ii) You are Samina Zaveri, Class X, Vadodara, Gujarat. You come across the following information on a local
library’s notice board.
Create Your Own Board Game Competition!
Create an educational board game, and send it to us at Teen-Toggle Games Pvt. Ltd, 307, Satija building,
Colaba, Mumbai by July 2022. The top 10 winning board games will be featured on our international portal.
Attractive scholarships for the winners!
You wish to participate but require more information. Write a letter to Teen-Toggle Games Pvt.Ltd in about
120 words, enquiring about rules, scholarship details and deadlines. Also enquire about specifications for solo
or group entries.
Error Correction
Have you ever learn from a mistake you have made? E.g. learn learnt
Many shouldn’t admit doing so. For those who do, (a) ........................ ........................
there was no need for guilt. We often make mistakes (b) ........................ ........................
while taking risks, but all brush them aside and learn. (c) ........................ ........................
With that, they usually don’t make mistakes the next time.
Biology Teacher : I instructed you to draw the diagram of bacteria. Why did you submit a blank sheet?
Sameer : Sir, I had drawn the diagram of bacteria, but you can’t see it because it is not visible to the
naked eye.
The biology teacher had instructed Sameer to draw the diagram of a bacterial cell and asked him (a) ...........
............................................ a blank sheet. Sameer respectfully answered that he had drawn the diagram but
(b) ....................................................... to the naked eye.

(i) What is the significance of the Buddha’s request for a handful of mustard seeds and the addition of a condition
to it?
(ii) Justify how ‘Animals’ by Walt Whitman is a criticism of mankind and its ways.
(iii) Comment on the tone of the speaker when she says ‘Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you,
Amanda!’.
(iv) A ballad includes the telling of a tale as well as a surprise ending. Using evidence from the poem, explain how
these features are included in ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’.
(v) Which two issues about himself convinced Lomov of his decision to get married?
(vi) Briefly state how Matilda invited ‘a dreadful life of necessity’ into her family.
(vii) The hack driver successfully trapped the narrator in his web of words. Comment.
(i) Parents play a crucial role in the upbringing of their children. Critically examine the parents of Bholi and
Ebright, highlighting their impact on their children’s lives.
(ii) Pranjol and Rajvir discuss their next vacation destination. They shortlist Coorg and Goa. Rajvir is keen on
Coorg and tries to convince Pranjol. Develop a conversation between the two, based on your understanding
of Glimpses of India.
You may begin like this:
Rajvir: Hey Pranjol! I think we should be visiting Coorg. It is a beautiful place with coffee plantations. I can
smell the aroma already!
Pranjol: We visited a tea plantation last year, in Assam; I want to...
(iii) Farce is a kind of comedy which includes situations and dialogues that are ridiculous, exaggerated and even
absurd. Evaluate the play, The Proposal, as a farce.
Marking Scheme of CBSE Sample Question Paper–2021-22

Note:
(i) Since the Reading Section focuses on testing a candidate’s ability to comprehend, no deductions are to be made
for errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation.
(ii) Marks should be awarded only if the answer reveals formation of a response to the question.
(iii) No marks to be awarded if a chunk/exact line/s is/are transcribed from the passage without evidence of structure
or semblance of coherent thought, in an attempt to pass off as a response.
Objective: This section evaluates the reading and comprehension skills of the students and their ability to analyse, infer
(information / meanings) and evaluate the given information.
1. UNSEEN PASSAGE (Any 5 out of 6) (1 × 5 = 5)

(i) Value Points: (1 mark)
• Valued – showcase talents that are associated with artisans’ lifestyle and history
• Tradition – represent rich our artistic culture / heritage / tradition

(ii) Value Points: (1 mark)
If it continues, the workcation (work + vacation) trend will be a powerful boost to domestic
tourism operators languishing in the economic slump caused due to the pandemic.

(iii) Value Points: (1 mark)
Saves labour / reduces drudgery / increases production / finesse / efficiency

(iv) Value Points: (1 mark)
Because if artisans impart training to mass/bulk producers, they run the risk of losing their
traditional livelihood to them and hence need to be tempted via benefits or rewards, to do so.

(v) Value Points: (1 mark)
Creation of awareness and public support for the artisans and their work / more artisans would
be incentivized to continue their tradition / artisans wouldn’t change their professions seeking
better livelihood

(vi) Value Points: (1 mark)
Via the argument that the artisans cannot be expected to continue their profession if it is not
profitable, even though the loss of traditional crafts is perturbing.
2. UNSEEN PASSAGE (Any 5 out of 6) (1 × 5 = 5)

• because the accepted norm is that festivals are synonymous with celebration/joy and people
fail to see the other side, which is pollution
OR
• festivals and pollution are two sides of the same coin currently/ polar opposites/ completely in
contrast, yet together with each other—where we associate festivals with joy and celebration,
we can’t deny that pollution is an ignored reality

Significance– important for knowing steps that need to be taken to address the problem
investigated in the research / knowing what are the immediate actions that need to be implemented
to address the issue studied / helps focus on what needs to be corrected & what needs to be
avoided to solve the problem focussed on in the research.


• Researcher’s recommendation: Strict rules
• Justification: Strict rules are better than a total ban because banning does not serve the
purpose of awareness / people do not generally conform to banning and tend to revolt / strict
rules pose some restrictions but still give the needed freedom.

• the festivals cause pollution along with other issues (give examples) that add to it.
• awareness is the only solution but the lack of it only adds to the problem.
• a large percentage of people (72%) abuse environmental resources to celebrate festivals
• a high percentage of people (82%) use crackers to celebrate festivals in order to live up to
the expectation of their social status

• gives a provision to / allows the respondents to choose not to express / not to answer / allows
an option to those who lack clarity / are unwilling to respond

3. Attempt ANY ONE from (i) and (ii). (1 × 5 = 5)

(i) ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPH WRITING (5 marks)
• Topic sentence identifying the two responses to setbacks in the concept map.
For Instance:
Setbacks often leave one with a feeling of disappointment and sometimes even worse. / The
concept chart given below displays two ways to handle setbacks, for the better or for the
worse/ the two ways of processing setbacks – healthy and unhealthy.
• Any 2 points of contrast/ comparison with evidence.
For instance:
Healthy processing helps one learn from and let go the emotions inside. On the contrary,
inability to process leads to a block, self-criticism and self-doubt.
Or
An optimistic way of seeing a setback processes the ability to feel, reflect, learn and align. On
the other hand, negative perspective of a failure can lead to listlessness, diverted attention,
excessive rumination and unacceptance of failures.
• Concluding sentence, tied to the content of the topic sentence, showcasing a perspective/
rationalising the importance of healthy processing of setbacks encountered.
For instance, one might want to point to the fact that the responding to setbacks negatively leads
to a vicious cycle of undesirable feelings):
It is evident that experiencing a setback leads to feelings of inadequacy and incompetency
along with an unwillingness to accept situations. Responding to setbacks the positive way is
empowering as it leads to success.

(ii) LETTER OF ENQUIRY (5 marks)
Value Points:
• Reference to the source of information
• Conveying interest
• Seeking information about rules
• Enquiring about scholarship details
• Asking about defined articles
• Confirm type of entries allowed
Any other relevant information
Marking Scheme of CBSE Sample Question Paper–2021-22 n 49

4.
EDITING (1 × 3 = 3)
Error Correction

(a) shouldn’t — won’t/don’t (1 mark)

(b) was — is (1 mark)

(c) all — some/many (1 mark)
5.
PASSAGE COMPLETION — Reported Speech (1 × 2 = 2)

(a) why he had submitted (1 mark)

(b) he/ the teacher couldn’t see it because it is not visible (1 mark)

6.
SHORT QUESTIONS (Any 6 out of 7) (2 × 6 = 12)
• mustard seeds easy to procure/ available in every household she knocked at
• added condition – must be procured form a house where no one had lost a child, husband,
parent or friend
• made Kisa Gotami realize the universal nature of death
• human beings seem to have dropped/ shed their values / virtues / attributes
• human society blemished by ego, hypocrisy, hatred, materialism, fake display
• profusion of complaints, race for greed and lack of contentment
• the poet wishes to leave the human world and join animals as he finds them better than
humans (a testimony)

Tone
• exasperated
• irritated
• frustrated
• annoyed
Or words with similar meanings
Illustration- Exclamation mark, suggestive of the inherent emotion

• Tale: The poem tells the story of Custard, the dragon (setting, characters, rising action,
climax, resolution).
• portrays his life with Belinda and the other pets where he is considered a coward
• Surprise ending: The end of the poem shows how Custard rose to the occasion; gobbled the
pirate and proved his bravery.
• He is expected to marry and cannot stay unmarried.
• He ought to lead a quiet, settled and regular life at his age(‘critical age’/ thirty-five).
• He needs a partner as he suffers from palpitations and is always getting upset.

• Matilda’s extreme self-indulgence--dreams of a luxurious life, riches and jewellery.
• Doesn’t pay heed to the advice of wearing natural flowers — borrows the necklace — loses it.
• In paying for the necklace invited a horrible life of necessity and deprivation / a life that
resulted in a hand-to-mouth existence.
OR any other relevant point


(vii) Value Points: (2 mark)
• Hack driver – a conversationalist, cheerful, friendly, open.
• befriends the narrator who trusts him for everything he says and does.
• asks the narrator to stay behind, himself makes inquiries, offers home-made lunch, mints
money.
• befools and outwits the narrator in the guise of help.
6.
LONG QUESTIONS (Any 2 out of 3) (4 × 2 = 8)
Students may draw upon the following:
• Introductory sentence:
 crucial and indelible role played by parents
 parents influence their children both implicitly (indirectly) and explicitly (directly)
 are role models, first teachers, friends, companions, guides
• Critical examination:
 Richard H. Ebright’s mother– loving, caring, understanding, a friend, a companion
 filled the vacuum in Ebright’s life in his father’s absence
 invested time and energy in his upbringing which made him see heights of success
 Bholi’s parents – uncaring, indifferent, biased, insensitive, had a patriarchal mindset
 traditional outlook– did not believe in the education of girls, totally indifferent to Bholi
and her needs, neglected her
 did not bother to groom her (oil her hair, give her good clothes to wear)
 sent her to school not to educate her but to save their own face
 despite their prosperity, they left Bholi to her own misery, worst was when they decided
to marry her off to Bishamber
(Accept any other relevant content point that lends itself to critical examination)
• Concluding thought:
 The contribution and companionship of parents cannot be denied. Love, care, and
guidance from parents makes a difference, sculpts children and shapes their future.

(ii) Specimen answer to assist content points: (4 mark)
Rajvir : Hey Pranjol! I think we should be visiting Coorg. It is a beautiful place with coffee
plantations. I can smell the aroma already!
Pranjol : We visited a tea plantation last year, in Assam; I want to…
Rajvir : There is a lot more to do in Coorg than smelling the coffee! The place has rainforests,
so the megafauna will be worth watching. Not just this, Coorg provides opportunities
to indulge in adventure sports like river rafting, rappelling, mountain biking, to name
a few.
Pranjol : That sounds interesting, but I would prefer some serene moments too, away from this
post-pandemic hustle-bustle.
Rajvir : Oh! The answer is Coorg again!
Pranjol : Oh, come on! You can’t be serious…
Rajvir : Believe me, I am. Coorg is the place. It has beautiful natural walking trails and the
Brahmagiri hills offer a panoramic view. I read that the place has the largest Tibetan
settlement, so the environment will reflect peace and spirituality, I’m sure.
Pranjol : Have to say, you’ve presented a fine case in favour of Coorg and convinced me. Let’s
plan to leave for Coorg next Wednesday!
• The dialogues should be based on understanding of the chapter. There should be arguments
from Pranjol showing he requires more to get convinced. Rajvir, being an explorer must be
able to give an interesting account about Coorg to convince Pranjol. The persuasive element
using examples from text descriptions need to be showcased.
Marking Scheme of CBSE Sample Question Paper–2021-22 n 51

Apart from the above the following could be added:

• Coorg is culturally rich, the people there are brave and their hospitality is great.
• Some people in Coorg are the only ones allowed to keep firearms without license. It will be
fun meeting such bravehearts.
• Rainforests can be visited for flora and fauna.
• There flows the river Kaveri and sitting by the river could be peaceful.

 Introductory sentence:
• farcical characters, their ridiculous and odd behaviour, unlikely and exaggerated situations
(profuse in the play)
 Evaluation:
• humor in the play, improbable situations, childish behavior of the characters (making a
mountain out of a molehill), arguments and quarrels
• hurling of accusations and insults without a second thought
• resolving the differences and fighting again over another topic
• Lomov’s nerve problems and other ailments, Chubukov’s theatrical statements, Natalaya’s
impulsive and belligerent remarks and other relevant evidence.
 Concluding Statement:
• the manner in which the final proposal is made amidst all the chaos, makes the play a
farce

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SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

2. Read the passage given below.

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks)

8 n English Language & Literature-X

Spanish 14.5 million 389 million 31

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. (4 × 2 = 8)

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

2. Read the passage given below.

(v) In what way do hosts differ from one another?

Subject: Enquiry about school bags and accessories

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

16 n English Language & Literature-X

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

18 n English Language & Literature-X

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks)

Subject: Delay in delivering books

Riya : Did you enjoy your trip to Agra?

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

20 n English Language & Literature-X

(iv) What does Amanda yearn for?

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks)

Mother : So you have been hitting Puneet again?

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

24 n English Language & Literature-X

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

While the United States can claim

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks)

26 n English Language & Literature-X

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

Total Covid Beds occupied No. of patients home COVID COUNT

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks)

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

30 n English Language & Literature-X

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks)

32 n English Language & Literature-X

Teacher : Aniket, why were you absent yesterday?

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

SECTION - B — WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 Marks)

SECTION - C — LITERATURE (20 Marks)

36 n English Language & Literature-X

SECTION - A — READING (10 Marks)

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